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About Kantaian Village

Kantaian is a mid sized village in Sidhauli tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 660 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.73 hectares hectares.

Kantaian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantaian village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Sidhauli
Area (hectares) 281.73 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 660
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Kantaian compares

By the 2011 count Kantaian is the 172nd largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,741 residents. Its 281.73 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kantaian

Kantaian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantaian 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 Kantaian from other places

Kantaian lies about 41 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Manwa, about 5.4 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 Kantaian
Nearest railway station Manwa 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhauli 9.4 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 9.4 km
District headquarters Sitapur 41 km

Villages closest to Kantaian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantaian village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,741 residents.

Kantaian village has 660 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantaian has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Kantaian covers 281.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantaian falls under Sidhauli tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kantaian is Manwa, about 5.4 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 Kantaian.

Kantaian is about 41 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantaian is in Sidhauli tehsil of Sitapur district. Manwa is about 5.4 km away. Sidhauli is about 9.4 km away. Sidhaulī is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondala Mau (under 2 km), Hindaura (under 2 km) and Patoiya (1.6 km).

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

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