About Kanteli Village

Kanteli is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 849 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanteli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanteli village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	283.75 hectares
Population	1,687
Male Population	849
Female Population	838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanteli compares

By the 2011 count Kanteli is the 24th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 283.75 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kanteli

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

Kanteli lies about 53 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 42 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 Kanteli
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	42 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	53 km

Villages closest to Kanteli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanteli village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 24th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Kanteli village has 849 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanteli has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kanteli is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanteli covers 283.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanteli falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanteli is Kargi Road, about 42 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kanteli.

Kanteli is about 53 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanteli is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 10 km away. Kargi Road is about 42 km away. Bilaspur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.