About Kanto Village

Kanto is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 14 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanto village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Sonhat
Pincode	497339
Area (hectares)	18.53 hectares
Population	18
Male Population	14
Female Population	4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	286
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanto compares

By the 2011 count Kanto is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 18.53 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kanto

Kanto is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanto as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kachhar, Kachhuakhoh, Kachohar and Kadna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanto

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanto village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Kanto village has 14 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanto has about 286 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kanto is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanto covers 18.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanto falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kanto notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kanto is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.