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About Kantu Village

Kantu is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 391 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ratu
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 391
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kantu compares

By the 2011 count Kantu is the 27th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kantu

The census records public bus service for Kantu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantu from other places

Kantu lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 10 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 Ratu 2.2 km
Nearest town Rātu 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Itki 10 km
District headquarters Ranchi 15 km

Villages closest to Kantu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantu village had a population of 766. That makes it the 27th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Kantu village has 391 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantu has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kantu is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantu covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantu falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kantu is Itki, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantu.

Kantu is about 15 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantu is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 2.2 km away. Rātu is about 2.2 km away. Itki is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahna (under 2 km), Burju (under 2 km) and Makhmandro (under 2 km).

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

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