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About Kantha Village

Kantha is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 37 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176308
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 37
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantha compares

By the 2011 count Kantha is the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kantha

Kantha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantha from other places

Kantha lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 51 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kantha
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 11 km
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 51 km

Villages closest to Kantha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantha village had a population of 72. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Kantha village has 37 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kantha is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantha covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantha falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kantha is Nurpur Road, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantha.

Kantha is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantha is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairoie (5.6 km), Jutrahan (5.7 km) and Sagoti (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kantha today is likely to be higher.

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