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About Kanthari Village

Kanthari is a large village in Bilgram tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,777, made up of 1,466 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hardoi
Tehsil Bilgram
Pincode 241303
Area (hectares) 506.33 hectares
Population 2,777
Male Population 1,466
Female Population 1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanthari compares

By the 2011 count Kanthari is the 56th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,789 residents. Its 506.33 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Kanthari

Kanthari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanthari as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanthari from other places

Kanthari lies about 35 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Madhonganj, about 8.6 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 Kanthari
Nearest railway station Madhonganj 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilgram 21 km
Nearest town Bilgrām 21 km
District headquarters Hardoi 35 km

Villages closest to Kanthari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthari village had a population of 2,777. That makes it the 56th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,789 residents.

Kanthari village has 1,466 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthari has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Kanthari is 241303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthari covers 506.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanthari falls under Bilgram tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanthari is Madhonganj, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanthari.

Kanthari is about 35 km from Hardoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthari is in Bilgram tehsil of Hardoi district. Madhonganj is about 8.6 km away. Bilgram is about 21 km away. Bilgrām is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panthauri (under 2 km), Bansa (2.5 km) and Manjhgaon (3.2 km).

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

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