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About Kanter Village

Kanter is a mid sized village in Dharamgarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 521 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanter Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanter village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Dharamgarh
Pincode 766015
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 521
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Kanter compares

By the 2011 count Kanter is the 37th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kanter

Kanter is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanter 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghumer, Godabhanja, Kadalimunda and Kalopala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanter

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanter village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 37th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Kanter village has 521 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanter has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kanter is 766015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanter covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanter falls under Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kanter notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanter.

Kanter is in Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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