# Kantho Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/kantho/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Kantho Kantho is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,031 people in 817 households**, the 23rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 4,031people (2011) - 817households - 35.5%literacy - 948females per 1,000 males ## Kantho PIN code and other codes Kantho falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKantho - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226600 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kantho from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)12 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)12 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 Kantho? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Kantho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Kantho known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Kantho Of every 100 households in Kantho in 2011, 13 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kantho · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **12% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****19%** **32% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****41%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Kantho? ■ Kantho · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****35.5%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998** **931 Working population ****35.1%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.2% for men and 27.2% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 724 (51%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (9%) · **■** Marginal 474 (33%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Hamidpur4,620 people - Khajuri4,566 people - Ghoghsan4,365 people - Paharpur4,273 people - Bhauara3,916 people - Mahammad pur3,806 people - Balhampur3,803 people - Sonpura3,630 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kantho from Saharsa?12 km by road - What is the population of Kantho?4,031 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kantho in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kantho?35.5% (Census 2011)