# Kanta Village, Bano, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bano, Simdega 

# Kanta

Kanta is a village in Bano sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835201**. The 2011 Census counted **306 people in 64 households**, the 81st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 306people (2011)
- 64households
- 64.0%literacy
- 835201PIN code

## Kanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanta is 835201.** Kanta falls in Bano sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835201
- Gram panchayatRaikera
- Community development blockBano
- Census village code376763

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

## How far is Kanta from nearby towns?

- Bano (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)110 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)110 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 Kanta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolebira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Kanta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bamboo basket. About 70% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanta

Of every 100 households in Kanta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanta · ■ Bano rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kanta?

■ Kanta · ■ Bano rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1435**

**988

Working population ****44.8%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 54.1% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 26 (19%)

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 Bano

- Tembro323 people
- Konop314 people
- Barumda311 people
- Chatuora307 people
- Kenduda293 people
- Maimsar273 people
- Chaklabasa269 people
- Chhotkaduil259 people

[All 93 villages in Bano](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bano/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanta?835201
- How far is Kanta from Simdega?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kanta?306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanta in?Simdega district (Bano sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kanta?64.0% (Census 2011)