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About Kanti Village

Kanti is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 447 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.07 hectares hectares.

Kanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanti village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 602.07 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 447
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 602.07 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

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 28 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 8.8 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
Nearest railway station Rampura 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 20 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kanti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijawar 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 836. That makes it the 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kanti village has 447 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanti has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Kanti covers 602.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanti falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanti is Rampura, about 8.8 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 28 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanti is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Rampura is about 8.8 km away. Bijawar is about 20 km away. Bijāwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadha (under 2 km), Bijaipur (1.9 km) and Bhartoli (3.1 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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