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About Kante Village

Kante is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 90 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,256 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares.

Kante Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kante village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 90
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,256
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kante compares

By the 2011 count Kante is the 93rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Kante

Kante is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kante as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kante from other places

Kante lies about 112 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Veer, about 31 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 Kante
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 18 km
Nearest railway station Veer 31 km
Nearest town Mahād 37 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 112 km

Villages closest to Kante

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kante village had a population of 203. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Kante village has 90 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kante has about 1256 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Kante covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kante falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kante is Veer, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kante.

Kante is about 112 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kante is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 18 km away. Veer is about 31 km away. Mahād is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kengwal (under 2 km), Veshvi (2.1 km) and Gudeghar (2.5 km).

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

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