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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kanta is a village in Bano mandal, Simdega district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 306 across 64 households, with a literacy rate of 52.3%. The village is located at coordinates 23.056°N, 85.620°E.
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- LGD code
- 376763
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population
- 306
- Households
- 64
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 137
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 45 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 286 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gautamdhara · 33 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bundu Municipal Hospital · 12 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Kanta ची तुलना
By population, Kanta ranks #81 of 93 villages in Bano mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.3%
−0.6% vs mandal average
- Kanta
- 52.3%
- Bano mandal
- 52.9%
- Simdega district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+7 vs mandal average
- Kanta
- 1,026
- Bano mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kanta
- 4.8
- Bano mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanta एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Kanta हे झारखंडच्या सिमडेगा जिल्ह्यातील Bano ब्लॉकमधील 306 लोकसंख्येचे 64 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Bano ब्लॉकमधील 93 गावांत 81वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 52% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 53% च्या जवळपास आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,026 स्त्रिया. हे सिमडेगा जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 48 किमी, जवळचे शहर Tamarपासून 3 किमी, Gautamdhara रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 33 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 835201 आहे, Bano पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 376763 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Bundu Municipal Hospital, 12 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच SOMA LUGUN आहेत; गाव Tamar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Vikas Kumar Munda. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 361, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIMDEGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 110
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 55
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAIKERA
- Total area (ha)
- 211
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 43.7
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — Kanta
- LGD code
- 376763
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population (Census 2011)
- 306
- Population (projected 2026)
- 361
- Households
- 64
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.05614°N, 85.61975°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SOMA LUGUN
- Block / Mandal
- Bano
जाण्याचा मार्ग
Kanta ला कसे जायचे
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
- Ranchi45 kmcapital
- Kolkata286 km
- Hyderabad975 km
- Delhi1044 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
- Railway stationGautamdhara33 km
- Hospital / PHCBundu Municipal Hospital12 km
- ATM / bankSBI & ATM35 km
- Petrol pumpJio BP Petroleum32 km
- CollegeBirsa College34 km
- Police stationPolice Station Kharsidag34 km
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 835201
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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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