About Kanthi Village

Kanthi is a large village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,947, made up of 2,057 males and 1,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2474.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthi village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Reasi
Tehsil	Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode	182313
Area (hectares)	2474.7 hectares
Population	3,947
Male Population	2,057
Female Population	1,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthi compares

By the 2011 count Kanthi is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 2474.7 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kanthi

Kanthi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanthi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanthi from other places

Kanthi lies about 37 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 24 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 Kanthi
Tehsil headquarters	Gool Gulabgarh	20 km
Nearest railway station	Khari	24 km
Nearest town	Kulgam	29 km
District headquarters	Reasi	37 km

Villages closest to Kanthi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Kanthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthi village had a population of 3,947. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Kanthi village has 2,057 males and 1,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthi has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kanthi is 182313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthi covers 2474.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanthi falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kanthi is Khari, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanthi.

Kanthi is about 37 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthi is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 20 km away. Khari is about 24 km away. Kulgam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.