About Kantu Village

Kantu is a large village in Dhanpur tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,012, made up of 966 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 950.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389382, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantu village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Dohad
Tehsil	Dhanpur
Pincode	389382
Area (hectares)	950.61 hectares
Population	2,012
Male Population	966
Female Population	1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,083
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantu compares

By the 2011 count Kantu is the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 950.61 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kantu

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

How far is Kantu from other places

Kantu lies about 19 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Usra, about 17 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 Kantu
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanpur	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Usra	17 km
District headquarters	Dohad	19 km

Villages closest to Kantu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantu village had a population of 2,012. That makes it the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Kantu village has 966 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantu has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kantu is 389382. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantu covers 950.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantu falls under Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kantu is Usra, about 17 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kantu.

Kantu is about 19 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantu is in Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district. Dhanpur is about 8.3 km away. Usra is about 17 km away. Dohad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.