Village · Patan, Jabalpur # Kantora Kantora is a village in Patan sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 896 people in 190 households, the 45th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 896 people (2011) - 190 households - 72.1% literacy - 867 females per 1,000 males ## Kantora PIN code and other codes Kantora falls in Patan sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Patan - Census village code 489507 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kantora from nearby towns? - Patan (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ) 16 km by road - Patan (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kantora? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kantora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Patan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Patan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kantora known for? The main crops are dhan, wheat and pea. About 95% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kantora Of every 100 households in Kantora in 2011, 75 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kantora · ■ Patan rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 85% - Toilet within the home 15% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 75% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 15% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 95% - Use banking services 45% 45% - Television 55% 36% - Mobile phone 44% 35% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 18% 14% - Car / jeep / van 6% 2% - None of these assets 20% 34% - Own their home 85% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kantora? ■ Kantora · ■ Patan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 74.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 923 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 905 - Working population 56.5% 45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 47 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 419 (83%) · ■ Other work 30 (6%) · ■ Marginal 10 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Patan - Juri Kalan 906 people - Barkheda 900 people - Jarond 898 people - Pondi 897 people - Jamuniya 887 people - Pondi Khurd 880 people - Harduwa 848 people - Barhi 838 people All 222 villages in Patan ## Quick answers - How far is Kantora from Jabalpur? 16 km by road - What is the population of Kantora? 896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kantora in? Jabalpur district (Patan sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kantora? 72.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/patan/kantora/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.