# Kantu Village, Ratu, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ratu, Ranchi 

# Kantu

Kantu is a village in Ratu sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835222**. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 160 households**, the 27th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 766people (2011)
- 160households
- 74.7%literacy
- 835222PIN code

## Kantu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantu is 835222.** Kantu falls in Ratu sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835222
- Gram panchayatKantu Lahan
- Community development blockRatu
- Census village code374078

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?

- Ranchi (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rathu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hehal
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 **rice**. About 45% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kantu

Of every 100 households in Kantu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kantu · ■ Ratu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**91%

Use banking services ****88%**

**62%

Television ****52%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kantu?

■ Kantu · ■ Ratu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**981

Working population ****46.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 64.2% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 121 (34%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 84 (24%) · **■** Marginal 139 (39%)

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 Ratu

- Usamatu1,030 people
- Murchu948 people
- Hetha927 people
- Kanauj895 people
- Belangi654 people
- Garri574 people
- Ekaguri568 people
- Gutuatoli539 people

[All 37 villages in Ratu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/ratu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantu?835222
- How far is Kantu from Ranchi?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kantu?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantu in?Ranchi district (Ratu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kantu?74.7% (Census 2011)