About Kanta Village

Kanta is a large village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 1,006 males and 998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanta village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Rae Bareli
Tehsil	Salon
Pincode	229305
Area (hectares)	338.1 hectares
Population	2,004
Male Population	1,006
Female Population	998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanta compares

By the 2011 count Kanta is the 76th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 338.1 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kanta

Kanta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanta from other places

Kanta lies about 35 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bani, about 3.3 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 Kanta
Nearest railway station	Bani	3.3 km
Nearest town	Jais	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salon	25 km
District headquarters	Rae Bareli	35 km

Villages closest to Kanta

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

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Common questions about Kanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanta village had a population of 2,004. That makes it the 76th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Kanta village has 1,006 males and 998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanta has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kanta is 229305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanta covers 338.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanta falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanta is Bani, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanta.

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

Kanta is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Bani is about 3.3 km away. Jais is about 5.6 km away. Salon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.