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About Kanthekur Village

Kanthekur is a large village in Umarga tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,031 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.85 hectares hectares.

Kanthekur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthekur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Umarga
Area (hectares) 801.85 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanthekur compares

By the 2011 count Kanthekur is the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 801.85 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kanthekur

Kanthekur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanthekur as Available within village. 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 Kanthekur from other places

Kanthekur lies about 68 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kulali, about 45 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 Kanthekur
Tehsil headquarters Umarga 15 km
Nearest railway station Kulali 45 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 68 km

Villages closest to Kanthekur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthekur village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Kanthekur village has 1,031 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthekur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Kanthekur covers 801.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanthekur falls under Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanthekur is Kulali, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanthekur.

Kanthekur is about 68 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthekur is in Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district. Umarga is about 15 km away. Kulali is about 45 km away. Osmanabad is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothali (2.3 km), Murli (3.6 km) and Belamb (4.4 km).

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

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