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About Kantasaru Village

Kantasaru is a small village in Duldula tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 178 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantasaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantasaru village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Duldula
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 428.76 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 178
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantasaru compares

By the 2011 count Kantasaru is the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 428.76 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kantasaru

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

Kantasaru lies about 27 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 64 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 Kantasaru
Tehsil headquarters Duldula 7.7 km
District headquarters Jashpur 27 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 27 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 64 km

Villages closest to Kantasaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantasaru village had a population of 383. That makes it the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Kantasaru village has 178 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantasaru has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kantasaru is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantasaru covers 428.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantasaru falls under Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kantasaru is Garposh, about 64 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 Kantasaru.

Kantasaru is about 27 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantasaru is in Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district. Duldula is about 7.7 km away. Jashpur is about 27 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandpani (1.8 km), Jamjhariya (2.1 km) and Bangurkela (2.7 km).

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

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