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About Kantol Village

Kantol is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,381, made up of 1,250 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 953 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantol village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 953 hectares
Population 2,381
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantol compares

By the 2011 count Kantol is the 59th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 953 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kantol

Kantol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kantol as Available within 10+ 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 Kantol from other places

Kantol lies about 100 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Jari, about 24 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 Kantol
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 11 km
Nearest town Sānchor 11 km
Nearest railway station Jari 24 km
District headquarters Jalor 100 km

Villages closest to Kantol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantol village had a population of 2,381. That makes it the 59th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Kantol village has 1,250 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantol has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kantol is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantol covers 953 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantol falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kantol is Jari, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kantol.

Kantol is about 100 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantol is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 11 km away. Sānchor is about 11 km away. Jari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danta (2.6 km), Kura (3.2 km) and Pathmeda (3.8 km).

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

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