# Ghantha Village, Sunderbani, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri 

# Ghantha

Ghantha is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185203**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 101 households**, the 32nd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 497people (2011)
- 101households
- 58.8%literacy
- 185203PIN code

## Ghantha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghantha is 185203.** Ghantha falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185203
- Gram panchayatKanthe
- Community development blockSunderbani
- Census village code001620

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghantha from nearby towns?

- Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)77 km by road
- Sunderrbani (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghantha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghantha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghantha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include pulses. About 15% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghantha

Of every 100 households in Ghantha in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ghantha · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****21%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**82%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghantha?

■ Ghantha · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**827

Working population ****55.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 53.0% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 106 (38%) · **■** Marginal 171 (62%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sunderbani

- Goraha Charala622 people
- Thichka611 people
- Barnara570 people
- Dhar534 people
- Nauti432 people
- Lohara Kot413 people
- Chak Tawela387 people
- Nah376 people

[All 43 villages in Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghantha?185203
- How far is Ghantha from Rajouri?77 km by road
- What is the population of Ghantha?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghantha in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ghantha?58.8% (Census 2011)