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About Kanti Village

Kanti is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,155, made up of 1,173 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Kanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 2,155
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanti compares

By the 2011 count Kanti is the 40th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Kanti

Kanti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanti as Available within 5 - 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 Kanti from other places

Kanti lies about 16 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj Pakri, about 7.1 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 Kanti
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 6.8 km
Nearest town Lālganj 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Lalganj Pakri 7.1 km
District headquarters Vaishali 16 km

Villages closest to Kanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanti village had a population of 2,155. That makes it the 40th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Kanti village has 1,173 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanti has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Kanti covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanti falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanti is Lalganj Pakri, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanti.

Kanti is about 16 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanti is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Lalganj is about 6.8 km away. Lālganj is about 6.8 km away. Lalganj Pakri is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Dakhli (under 2 km), Chak Rasul Urf Dilawarpur (under 2 km) and Dilawarpur (under 2 km).

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

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