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About Shri Kantpur Village

Shri Kantpur is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 294 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.3 hectares hectares.

Shri Kantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shri Kantpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 39.3 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 294
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shri Kantpur compares

By the 2011 count Shri Kantpur is the 321st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 39.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shri Kantpur

Shri Kantpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shri Kantpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shri Kantpur from other places

Shri Kantpur lies about 28 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Rajawari, about 2.6 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 Shri Kantpur
Nearest railway station Rajawari 2.6 km
Nearest town Saidpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 20 km
District headquarters Chandauli 28 km

Villages closest to Shri Kantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakaldiha 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 Shri Kantpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shri Kantpur village had a population of 570. That makes it the 321st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Shri Kantpur village has 294 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shri Kantpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Shri Kantpur covers 39.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shri Kantpur falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shri Kantpur is Rajawari, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Shri Kantpur.

Shri Kantpur is about 28 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shri Kantpur is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Rajawari is about 2.6 km away. Saidpur is about 12 km away. Sakaldiha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katsar (under 2 km), Pura Bijai (3.6 km) and Zura Haradhan (4.5 km).

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

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