# Kantiya Village, Suwasara, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/suwasara/kantiya/ Village · Suwasara, Mandsaur # Kantiya Kantiya is a village in Suwasara sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,388 people in 316 households**, the 14th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 1,388people (2011) - 316households - 45.5%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Kantiya PIN code and other codes Kantiya falls in Suwasara sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSitamau - Census village code469911 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kantiya from nearby towns? - Suwasra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)60 km by road - Suwasara (nearest town)10 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 Kantiya? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kantiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Suwasra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kantiya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 78% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Kantiya Of every 100 households in Kantiya in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kantiya · ■ Suwasara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **77% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **36% Television ****3%** **20% Mobile phone ****42%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kantiya? ■ Kantiya · ■ Suwasara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **913 Working population ****61.8%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.6% for men and 34.5% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 454 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 273 (32%) 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 Suwasara - Semlikankad1,618 people - Dhabla Bhagwan1,566 people - Borkhedi1,485 people - Guradiya Vijay1,475 people - Gordhanpura1,381 people - Tarnod1,354 people - Dhablamahesh1,341 people - Amba1,334 people [All 74 villages in Suwasara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/suwasara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kantiya from Mandsaur?60 km by road - What is the population of Kantiya?1,388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kantiya in?Mandsaur district (Suwasara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kantiya?45.5% (Census 2011)