# Kanti Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/kanti/ Village · Lalganj, Vaishali # Kanti Kanti is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,155 people in 342 households**, the 40th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,155people (2011) - 342households - 74.2%literacy - 837females per 1,000 males ## Kanti PIN code and other codes Kanti falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRikhar - Community development blockLalganj - Census village code234801 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanti from nearby towns? - Lalganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)22 km by road - Lalganj (nearest town)9 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 Kanti? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lalganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lalganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lalganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kanti known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Kanti Of every 100 households in Kanti in 2011, 20 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanti · ■ Lalganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **19% Toilet within the home ****29%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****28%** **51% Television ****10%** **18% Mobile phone ****65%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **18% 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 Kanti? ■ Kanti · ■ Lalganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837** **881 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **895 Working population ****34.5%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 64.7% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (10%) · **■** Marginal 446 (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 Lalganj - Bedauli2,369 people - Mani Bhakurahar2,342 people - Gobindpur Wafapur2,294 people - Manikpur Pakri2,241 people - Mukundpur Urf Parmanandpur2,148 people - Sararia Urf Saranthi Chhapra B2,096 people - Bakhra Buzurg Urf Jagarnath2,023 people - Fatehabad Burhan1,952 people [All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanti from Hajipur?22 km by road - What is the population of Kanti?2,155 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanti in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanti?74.2% (Census 2011)