# Kant Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Kant

Kant is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802112**. The 2011 Census counted **6,004 people in 932 households**, the 8th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 6,004people (2011)
- 932households
- 66.1%literacy
- 802112PIN code

## Kant PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kant is 802112.** Kant falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802112
- Gram panchayatKant
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code248019

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

## How far is Kant from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)21 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 Kant?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Kant known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 644 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Kant

Of every 100 households in Kant in 2011, 4 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kant · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**77%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****51%**

**60%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kant?

■ Kant · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**930

Working population ****43.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 52.8% for women. 47% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (12%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 259 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,556 (60%)

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 Barhampur

- Gayghat8,633 people
- Kaithi6,800 people
- Nimej6,482 people
- Mahuar6,421 people
- Bararhi5,374 people
- Bhadwar5,318 people
- Bagen5,291 people
- Chandarpura5,259 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kant?802112
- How far is Kant from Buxar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kant?6,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kant in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kant?66.1% (Census 2011)