Kanta, Raebareli

Kanta Kānta
Village
Map showing Kanta (#384) in Chhatoh CD block
26°13′22″N 81°34′48″E / 26.222731°N 81.579917°E / 26.222731; 81.579917[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	3.381 km2 (1.305 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,004
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

Kanta is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] It is located 38 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.^[3] As of 2011, Kanta has a population of 2,004 people, in 311 households.^[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market.^[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Hajipur.^[4]

The 1951 census recorded Kanta as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 684 people (337 male and 347 female), in 138 households and 126 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was given as 729 acres.^[5] 24 residents were literate, all male.^[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.^[5]

The 1961 census recorded Kanta as comprising 8 hamlets, with a total population of 689 people (360 male and 329 female), in 138 households and 137 physical houses.^[6] The area of the village was given as 729 acres.^[6]

The 1981 census recorded Kanta as having a population of 1,042 people, in 230 households, and having an area of 287.33 hectares.^[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[3]

The 1991 census recorded Kanta as having a total population of 1,282 people (672 male and 610 female), in 220 households and 219 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was listed as 288 hectares.^[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 238, or 18.6% of the total; this group was 50% male (118) and 50% female (120).^[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 26.9% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[4] The literacy rate of the village was 24% (253 men and 49 women).^[4] 347 people were classified as main workers (343 men and 4 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 935 residents were non-workers.^[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 229 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 107 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 3 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 8 in other services.^[4]

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