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About Kant Nagar Village

Kant Nagar is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,962, made up of 3,103 males and 2,859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2459 hectares hectares.

Kant Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kant Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barari
Area (hectares) 2459 hectares
Population 5,962
Male Population 3,103
Female Population 2,859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kant Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Kant Nagar is the 21st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 2459 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Kant Nagar

The census records public bus service for Kant Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kant Nagar from other places

Kant Nagar lies about 19 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 11 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 Kant Nagar
Nearest railway station Karagola Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barari 12 km
District headquarters Katihar 19 km

Villages closest to Kant Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barari 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 Kant Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kant Nagar village had a population of 5,962. That makes it the 21st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Kant Nagar village has 3,103 males and 2,859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kant Nagar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Kant Nagar covers 2459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kant Nagar falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kant Nagar is Karagola Road, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kant Nagar.

Kant Nagar is about 19 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kant Nagar is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Karagola Road is about 11 km away. Barari is about 12 km away. Katihar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirdenagar Kant Nagar (under 2 km), Bakiasukhai (3.3 km) and Baidanda (4.4 km).

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

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