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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MERI BHAGAT
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- LGD code
- 374078
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 766
- Households
- 160
- Literacy rate
- 65.7%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 355
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Kantu ची तुलना
By population, Kantu ranks #38 of 51 villages in Ratu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.7%
+4.8% vs mandal average
Kantu65.7%
Ratu mandal60.9%
Ranchi district65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−5 vs mandal average
Kantu959
Ratu mandal964
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.6 vs mandal average
Kantu4.8
Ratu mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kantu एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Kantu हे झारखंडच्या रांची जिल्ह्यातील Ratu ब्लॉकमधील 766 लोकसंख्येचे 160 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Ratu ब्लॉकमधील 51 गावांत 38वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 66% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 61% पेक्षा 5 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 959 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 834001 आहे, Church Road पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 374078 आहे. सरपंच MERI BHAGAT आहेत. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 903, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kantu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KANTU LAHAN
- Total area (ha)
- 114
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kantu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Kantu
- LGD code
- 374078
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 766
- Population (projected 2026)
- 903
- Households
- 160
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 65.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MERI BHAGAT
- Block / Mandal
- Ratu
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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