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About Kantari Village

Kantari is a mid sized village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 702 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.4 hectares hectares.

Kantari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 138.4 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 702
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantari compares

By the 2011 count Kantari is the 33rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 138.4 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kantari

Kantari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kantari from other places

Kantari lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 25 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 Kantari
Tehsil headquarters Deo 6.2 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 14 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 25 km

Villages closest to Kantari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantari village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Kantari village has 702 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantari has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Kantari covers 138.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantari falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kantari is Phesar, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kantari.

Kantari is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantari is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 6.2 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Aurangābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarganwan (under 2 km), Malhara (under 2 km) and Suhi (under 2 km).

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

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