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Village snapshot
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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOMA LUGUN
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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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Kanta ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
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 ఒక్క చూపులో
Kanta జార్ఖండ్లోని సిండెగా జిల్లా, Bano బ్లాక్లో 306 జనాభా 64 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Bano బ్లాక్లోని 93 గ్రామాలలో 81వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 52%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 53%కి దాదాపు సమానం మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,026 మహిళలు. ఇది సిండెగా జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 48 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Tamar నుండి 3 కి.మీ, Gautamdhara రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 33 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 835201, Bano పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 376763. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Bundu Municipal Hospital, 12 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ SOMA LUGUN; గ్రామం Tamar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Vikas Kumar Munda. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 361, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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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.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — 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
చేరుకోవడం
Kanta ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Ranchi45 kmcapital
- Kolkata286 km
- Hyderabad975 km
- Delhi1044 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- 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
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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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