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September 2026
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Six tourists killed in road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manoj Kumar
Contact: 70****3163
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- LGD code
- 7315
- Pincode
- 176308
- Post office
- Bhalei
- Population
- 72
- Households
- 9
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 41
Census 2011 · in context
How Kantha (32) compares
By population, Kantha (32) ranks #53 of 59 villages in Bhalai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
+6.9% vs mandal average
- Kantha (32)
- 66.7%
- Bhalai mandal
- 59.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
−64 vs mandal average
- Kantha (32)
- 946
- Bhalai mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
8.0
+2.7 vs mandal average
- Kantha (32)
- 8.0
- Bhalai mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kantha (32) at a glance
Kantha (32) is a village of 72 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Bhalai tehsil, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, the 53rd-largest of 59 villages in Bhalai tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176308, served by Bhalei post office; the LGD village code is 7315. The sarpanch is Manoj Kumar. The population is estimated at 85 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantha (32) · this village | 72 | 67% | — |
| Kamandi (36) · Bhalai | 392 | 61% | — |
| Wahngal (35) · Bhalai | 377 | 66% | — |
| Lohad (31) · Bhalai | 103 | 62% | — |
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Key facts — Kantha (32)
- LGD code
- 7315
- Pincode
- 176308
- Post office
- Bhalei
- Population (Census 2011)
- 72
- Population (projected 2026)
- 85
- Households
- 9
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manoj Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Bhalai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176308
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Other villages in Bhalai mandal
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- Manjhal (64)
- Bhalei (42)
- Tikar (52)
- Dughar (39)
- Brangal (38)
- Chhudra (67)
- Baggi (20)
- Sapahan (34)
- Bhunad (8)
- Malur (51)
- Tiyari (65)
- Nadal (5)
- Kandi (45)
- Balouhta (50)
- Hadla (40)
- Kilod (47)
- Kamandi (36)
- Wahngal (35)
- Banetu (28)
- Chamoh (25)
- Chhnanu (27)
- Kiani (7)
- Janna (66)
- Drabla (30)
- Naled (43)
- Sikaryah (16)
- Bhalogi (10)
- Kunda (2)
- Toga (53)
- Saman (19)
- Salodi (44)
- Nagali (58)
- Bhing (46)
- Sarai (17)
- Kareu (18)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)