About Kantia Village

Kantia is a small village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 239 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Kantia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	436
Male Population	239
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	824
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantia compares

By the 2011 count Kantia is the 101st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kantia

Kantia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantia as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Hathia, Jamua, Jhikulia and Jogi Kund. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kantia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantia village had a population of 436. That makes it the 101st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Kantia village has 239 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantia has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Kantia covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantia falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Kantia notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kantia.

Kantia is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.