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About Kanti Village

Kanti is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 189 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 189
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanti compares

By the 2011 count Kanti is the 50th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kanti

Kanti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kanti from other places

Kanti lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 29 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 Kanti
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 24 km
Nearest town Chatrā 24 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 29 km

Villages closest to Kanti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Kanti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanti village had a population of 369. That makes it the 50th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Kanti village has 189 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanti has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kanti is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanti covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanti falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanti is Balumath, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanti.

Kanti is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanti is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 24 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhania (under 2 km), Mandhania (under 2 km) and Surajpura (11 km).

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

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