About Kanta Village

Kanta is one of the larger villages in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,761, made up of 2,971 males and 2,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Kanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	5,761
Male Population	2,971
Female Population	2,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 Kanta compares

By the 2011 count Kanta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kanta

Kanta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanta 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 Kanta from other places

Kanta lies about 92 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 18 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 Kanta
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	92 km

Villages closest to Kanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanta village had a population of 5,761. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Kanta village has 2,971 males and 2,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanta has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Kanta covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanta falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanta is Jogbani, about 18 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 Kanta.

Kanta is about 92 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanta is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Jogbani is about 18 km away. Kadwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.