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About Kantha Village

Kantha is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 15 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 10.12 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 15
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantha compares

By the 2011 count Kantha is the 204th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 10.12 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kantha

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

How far is Kantha from other places

Kantha lies about 34 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 76 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 Kantha
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 22 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 34 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 39 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 76 km

Villages closest to Kantha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantha village had a population of 33. That makes it the 204th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kantha village has 15 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantha has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kantha is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantha covers 10.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantha falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kantha is Rishikesh, about 76 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantha.

Kantha is about 34 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantha is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 22 km away. Rudraprayag is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraw Malla (6.3 km), Kera Malla (6.3 km) and Baraw Talla (6.8 km).

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

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