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About Kanthuwa Village

Kanthuwa is a mid sized village in Sirathu tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 794 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.87 hectares hectares.

Kanthuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Sirathu
Area (hectares) 221.87 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 794
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Kanthuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanthuwa is the 113th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 221.87 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kanthuwa

Kanthuwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanthuwa 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 Kanthuwa from other places

Kanthuwa lies about 27 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 5.7 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 Kanthuwa
Nearest railway station Pariawan Kalakankar Road 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirathu 15 km
Nearest town Kunda 17 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 27 km

Villages closest to Kanthuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthuwa village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 113th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Kanthuwa village has 794 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthuwa has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Kanthuwa covers 221.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanthuwa falls under Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanthuwa is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 5.7 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 Kanthuwa.

Kanthuwa is about 27 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthuwa is in Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district. Pariawan Kalakankar Road is about 5.7 km away. Sirathu is about 15 km away. Kunda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpurawa (2.7 km), Rukunpur (2.8 km) and Aureni (2.8 km).

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

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