About Kainthly Village

Kainthly is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 115 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainthly Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainthly village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	82.75 hectares
Population	253
Male Population	115
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,200
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kainthly compares

By the 2011 count Kainthly is the 123rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 82.75 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kainthly

Kainthly is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kainthly as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kainthly from other places

Kainthly lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Kainthly
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	31 km
District headquarters	Chamba	31 km

Villages closest to Kainthly

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

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Common questions about Kainthly

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainthly village had a population of 253. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kainthly village has 115 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainthly has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kainthly is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainthly covers 82.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainthly falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kainthly is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 village for Kainthly.

Kainthly is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainthly is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Chaurah is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.