# Kanti Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/kanti/ Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Kanti Kanti is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,057 people in 499 households**, the 25th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,057people (2011) - 499households - 72.5%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Kanti PIN code and other codes Kanti falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockVijayraghavgarh - Census village code488471 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanti from nearby towns? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Katni (district HQ)24 km by road - Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)20 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 Kanti? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Katni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Kanti known for? About 52% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Kanti Of every 100 households in Kanti in 2011, 50 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanti · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **47% Toilet within the home ****10%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****51%** **38% Television ****13%** **14% Mobile phone ****18%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **39% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kanti? ■ Kanti · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **942 Working population ****40.1%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (21%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (15%) · **■** Marginal 449 (54%) 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 Vijayraghavgarh - Patharhata2,248 people - Deori Majhgawan2,124 people - Chari2,110 people - Bamhori2,069 people - Khirwa2,049 people - Dighi2,031 people - Deosari Indore2,013 people - Gohawal2,012 people [All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanti from Katni?24 km by road - What is the population of Kanti?2,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanti in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanti?72.5% (Census 2011)