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Kantho Population - Saharsa, Bihar

Kantho is a large village located in Simri Bakhtiarpur Block of Saharsa district, Bihar with total 817 families residing. The Kantho village has population of 4031 of which 2069 are males while 1962 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kantho village population of children with age 0-6 is 937 which makes up 23.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kantho village is 948 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Kantho as per census is 998, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Kantho village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Kantho village was 35.49 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Kantho Male literacy stands at 43.19 % while female literacy rate was 27.24 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kantho village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kantho village.

Kantho Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 817 - -
Population 4,031 2,069 1,962
Child (0-6) 937 469 468
Schedule Caste 950 478 472
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 35.49 % 43.19 % 27.24 %
Total Workers 1,415 969 446
Main Worker 941 - -
Marginal Worker 474 85 389

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.57 % of total population in Kantho village. The village Kantho currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kantho village out of total population, 1415 were engaged in work activities. 66.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1415 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 724 were Agricultural labourer.