Kanta, Raebareli
Kanta Kānta | |
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Village | |
![]() Map showing Kanta (#384) in Chhatoh CD block | |
26°13′22″N 81°34′48″E / 26.222731°N 81.579917°E / 26.222731; 81.579917[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Raebareli |
Area [2] | |
• Total | 3.381 km2 (1.305 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,004 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Kanta is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 38 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Kanta has a population of 2,004 people, in 311 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Hajipur.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Kanta as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 684 people (337 male and 347 female), in 138 households and 126 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 729 acres.[5] 24 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Kanta as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 689 people (360 male and 329 female), in 138 households and 137 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 729 acres.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Kanta as having a population of 1,042 people, in 230 households, and having an area of 287.33 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Kanta as having a total population of 1,282 people (672 male and 610 female), in 220 households and 219 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 288 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 238, or 18.6% of the total; this group was 50% male (118) and 50% female (120).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 26.9% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 24% (253 men and 49 women).[4] 347 people were classified as main workers (343 men and 4 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 935 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 229 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 107 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 3 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 8 in other services.[4]
References
- ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 410–26. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 200–1. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 252–3. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 162–3. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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