# Kantu Village, Gudri, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gudri, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Kantu

Kantu is a village in Gudri sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835227**. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 9 households**, the 87th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.3%.

- 50people (2011)
- 9households
- 42.9%literacy
- 835227PIN code

## Kantu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantu is 835227.** Kantu falls in Gudri sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835227
- Gram panchayatGudari
- Community development blockGudri
- Census village code377013

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

## How far is Kantu from nearby towns?

- Gudari (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)95 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)67 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 Kantu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kantu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Lodhai
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakradharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chakradharpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Kantu known for?

The main crops are **makai**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kantu

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

■ Kantu · ■ Gudri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**0%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**100%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**0%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**49%

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 Kantu?

■ Kantu · ■ Gudri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**40.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**945

Working population ****54.0%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 30.4% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 27 (100%)

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 Gudri

- Japno111 people
- Longabera106 people
- Arkeda73 people
- Daikuiam65 people
- Tuingbanda35 people

[All 88 villages in Gudri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/gudri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantu?835227
- How far is Kantu from Chaibasa?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kantu?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantu in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Gudri sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kantu?42.9% (Census 2011)