# Kanthi Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Kanthi

Kanthi is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 127 households**, the 62nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 604people (2011)
- 127households
- 52.2%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Kanthi PIN code and other codes

Kanthi falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487788

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

## How far is Kanthi from nearby towns?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)36 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)24 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 Kanthi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Kanthi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 83% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Kanthi

Of every 100 households in Kanthi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanthi · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**72%

Tap water ****22%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**28%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**49%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Kanthi?

■ Kanthi · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685**

**935

Working population ****41.6%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 37.9% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (50%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 29 (12%)

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 Pipariya

- Sirpan631 people
- Tekapar630 people
- Ghogri612 people
- Bamhori Kalan610 people
- Pondi597 people
- Bori593 people
- Ghana593 people
- Pisua592 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanthi from Hoshangabad?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kanthi?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthi in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthi?52.2% (Census 2011)