About Kanta Village

Kanta is a small village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 151 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Pincode	835201
Area (hectares)	211 hectares
Population	306
Male Population	151
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanta compares

By the 2011 count Kanta is the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kanta

Kanta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanta as Available within 5 - 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 Kanta from other places

Kanta lies about 53 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 6.0 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 Kanta
Nearest railway station	Parbatonia	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	19 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	27 km
District headquarters	Simdega	53 km

Villages closest to Kanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanta village had a population of 306. That makes it the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Kanta village has 151 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanta has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kanta is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanta covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanta falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanta is Parbatonia, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanta.

Kanta is about 53 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanta is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 6.0 km away. Bano is about 19 km away. Birmitrapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.