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About Kant Village

Kant is a village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The village covers 29.18 hectares hectares.

Kant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kant village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 29.18 hectares

How far is Kant from other places

Kant lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kauriaa Jungle, about 9.7 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 Kant
Nearest railway station Kauriaa Jungle 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 13 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 16 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kant

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

Kant covers 29.18 hectares as recorded in the census.

Kant falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kant is Kauriaa Jungle, about 9.7 km away in a straight line.

Kant is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kant is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kauriaa Jungle is about 9.7 km away. Sahjanwa is about 13 km away. Mehndāwal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birar (under 2 km), Dakhinwa (under 2 km) and Koharbhar (1.6 km).

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

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