Kanti
city
Kanti is located in Bihar
Kanti
Kanti
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°13′00″N 85°18′00″E / 26.2167°N 85.3000°E / 26.2167; 85.3000
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMuzaffarpur
Government
 • MLAMohammad Israil Mansuri
 • Member of ParliamentVeena Devi
Population
 (2001)
 • Total20,873
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Lok Sabha constituencyVaishali
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKanti
Civic agencyKanti Nagar Parishad

Kanti is a town and a notified area in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is also a block headquarters belongs to "Tirhut Division". It is located 15 km by road from District headquarters Muzaffarpur. Kanti holds a distinct history for it was a spot for indigo production. Kanti was once a site for saltpeter production. In 2022, Kanti Nagar Panchayat was upgraded to Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council).[1][2][3][4][5] Pin Code 843109.

Transportation

Kanti is connected by rail and Kanti railway station is situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line. It is 13 km by railway from Muzaffarpur Junction and 4 km from Piprahan.[6]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[7] Kanti had a population of 272,858. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kanti has an average literacy rate of 66.68%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 61.01%, and female literacy is 48.27%. In Kanti, 17.54% of the population is under 6 years of age. Shubham Priyadarshan lives here.

References

  1. ↑ "कांटी नगर परिषद में नए सिरे से वार्ड का हुआ गठन व परिसीमन".
  2. ↑ "मुजफ्फरपुर के कांटी व साहेबगंज नगर परिषद में बनाए गए 26-26 वार्ड, देखें पूरी ल‍िस्‍ट".
  3. ↑ "मोतीपुर नगर परिषद की अधिसूचना जारी".
  4. ↑ "जिले में नगर निकायों की संख्या हो जाएगी 11:कांटी, मोतीपुर और साहेबगंज में अब नगर परिषद, सात नई नगर पंचायत भी बनेगी".
  5. ↑ "सात और गांव को मिलाकर बनेगा कांटी नगर परिषद".
  6. ↑ "Kanti Railway Station Map/Atlas ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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