About Kantho Village

Kantho is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,031, made up of 2,069 males and 1,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Kantho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantho village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	221 hectares
Population	4,031
Male Population	2,069
Female Population	1,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantho compares

By the 2011 count Kantho is the 22nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kantho

Kantho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantho as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantho from other places

Kantho lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 7.7 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 Kantho
Nearest railway station	Sonbarsa Kacheri	7.7 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	10 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	13 km

Villages closest to Kantho

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Kantho

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantho village had a population of 4,031. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Kantho village has 2,069 males and 1,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantho has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

Kantho covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantho falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kantho is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kantho.

Kantho is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantho is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 7.7 km away. Bangaon is about 9.6 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.