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About Kontar Village

Kontar is a mid sized village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 738 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.45 hectares hectares.

Kontar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 116.45 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 738
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kontar compares

By the 2011 count Kontar is the 49th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 116.45 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kontar

Kontar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kontar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kontar from other places

Kontar lies about 46 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Rewa, about 18 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 Kontar
Nearest railway station Rewa 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 27 km
District headquarters Satna 46 km

Villages closest to Kontar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontar village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 49th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kontar village has 738 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Kontar covers 116.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kontar falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kontar is Rewa, about 18 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 village for Kontar.

Kontar is about 46 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kontar is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Rewa is about 18 km away. Amarpatan is about 27 km away. Satna is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalitpur No 2 (under 2 km), Sukulgawan (under 2 km) and Lalitpur No 1 (under 2 km).

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

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