About Kantavaram Village

Kantavaram is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 27 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantavaram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Munchingi Puttu
Pincode	531040
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	62
Male Population	27
Female Population	35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,296
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantavaram compares

By the 2011 count Kantavaram is the 210th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Kantavaram

Kantavaram is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kantavaram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kantavaram from other places

Kantavaram lies about 26 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Alamanda, about 5.5 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 Kantavaram
Nearest railway station	Alamanda	5.5 km
Nearest town	Bhīmunipatnam	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Munchingi Puttu	26 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	26 km

Villages closest to Kantavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munchingi Puttu 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 Kantavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantavaram village had a population of 62. That makes it the 210th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kantavaram village has 27 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantavaram has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1130.

The pincode recorded for Kantavaram is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantavaram covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantavaram falls under Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kantavaram is Alamanda, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kantavaram.

Kantavaram is about 26 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantavaram is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Alamanda is about 5.5 km away. Bhīmunipatnam is about 19 km away. Munchingi Puttu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.