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About Kantari Village

Kantari is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 399 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 175.7 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 399
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Kantari compares

By the 2011 count Kantari is the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 175.7 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kantari

Kantari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kantari 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. The nearest villages by name are Gaul, Gundiyar Gaon, Hudoli and Kamra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kantari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantari village had a population of 777. That makes it the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kantari village has 399 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantari has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kantari is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantari covers 175.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantari falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kantari notes the nearest railway station 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 Kantari.

Kantari is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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