# Kantia Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Kantia

Kantia is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **436 people in 95 households**, the 103rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 436people (2011)
- 95households
- 61.2%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Kantia PIN code and other codes

Kantia falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirinagar
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241519

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kantia from nearby towns?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kantia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kantia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kantia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kantia

Of every 100 households in Kantia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantia · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kantia?

■ Kantia · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661**

**941

Working population ****48.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 46% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 64 (30%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 145 (68%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Belhar

- Kurthia498 people
- Tola Kaithatikar483 people
- Tola Surahi445 people
- Tola Tarauna440 people
- Nawadih426 people
- Baghaunia416 people
- Tola Jhunka413 people
- Tola Kadwara411 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kantia from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kantia?436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantia in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kantia?61.2% (Census 2011)