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About Kantheshwar Village

Kantheshwar is a mid sized village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 685 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.8 hectares hectares.

Kantheshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantheshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Area (hectares) 472.8 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 685
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantheshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kantheshwar is the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 472.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 942.

Getting to Kantheshwar

Kantheshwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantheshwar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantheshwar from other places

Kantheshwar lies about 32 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, 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 Kantheshwar
Tehsil headquarters Purna 6.7 km
Nearest town Pūrna 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Chudawa 10 km
District headquarters Parbhani 32 km

Villages closest to Kantheshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantheshwar village had a population of 1,344. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Kantheshwar village has 685 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantheshwar has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Kantheshwar covers 472.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantheshwar falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kantheshwar is Chudawa, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kantheshwar.

Kantheshwar is about 32 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantheshwar is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Purna is about 6.7 km away. Pūrna is about 6.7 km away. Chudawa 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 Ajdapur (2.4 km), Dhangar Takli (2.4 km) and Mithapur (3.2 km).

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

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