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About Kanti Village

Kanti is a mid sized village in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 573 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanti village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhandari Pokhari
Pincode 756120
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 573
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanti compares

By the 2011 count Kanti is the 33rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kanti

Kanti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 32 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Baitarni Road, about 7.5 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 Baitarni Road 7.5 km
Nearest town Byasanagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandari Pokhari 14 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 32 km

Villages closest to Kanti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandari Pokhari 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 1,162. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Kanti village has 573 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanti has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kanti is 756120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanti covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanti falls under Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kanti is Baitarni Road, about 7.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanti.

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

Kanti is in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district. Baitarni Road is about 7.5 km away. Byasanagar is about 13 km away. Bhandari Pokhari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhuapada (4.8 km), Jagannathprasad (4.9 km) and Benipur (7.9 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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