Kanti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Muzaffarpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Kanti is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Kanti block of Muzaffarpur district. The Kanti city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,045 families residing in the Kanti city. The total population of Kanti is 25,051 out of which 13,348 are males and 11,703 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanti is 877.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanti city is 4371 which is 17% of the total population. There are 2275 male children and 2096 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanti is 921 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (877).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanti is 66.4%. Thus Kanti has higher literacy rate compared to 63.4% of Muzaffarpur district. The male literacy rate is 73.37% and the female literacy rate is 58.3% in Kanti.

Kanti Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,045 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kanti Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanti Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 4,371 2,275 2,096
Literacy 66.4% 60.9% 47.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,634 2,979 2,655
Scheduled Tribe 7 4 3
Illiterate 11,326 5,224 6,102

Caste-wise Population - Kanti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,634 2,979 2,655
Schedule Tribe 7 4 3

Religion-wise Population - Kanti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanti is 22,474 which is 89.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanti is 2,398 which is 9.57% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kanti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,474 (89.71%) 12,006 10,468
Muslim 2,398 (9.57%) 1,258 1,140
Christian 28 (0.11%) 11 17
Sikh 8 (0.03%) 5 3
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 2 5
Jain 6 (0.02%) 5 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 130 (0.52%) 61 69

Literacy Rate - Kanti

The total literacy rate of Kanti was 66.37% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 13,725 literates, males were 8,124 while females were 5,601. Also the male literacy rate was 73.37% and the female literacy rate was 58.3% in Kanti.

  Kanti Bihar
Female 58.3% 51.5%
Male 73.37% 71.2%
Total 66.37% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Kanti

The Sex Ratio of Kanti is 877. Thus per every 1000 men there were 877 females in Kanti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 877 ) of Kanti.

Child Population - Kanti

According to Census 2011, there were 4,371 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanti. Out of which 2,275 were male while 2,096 were female.

Working Population - Kanti

In Kanti Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,528 were engaged in work activities. 67.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,528 workers engaged in Main Work, 557 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,213 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,067 4,480 587
Cultivators 557 522 35
Agriculture Labourer 1,213 1,035 178
Household Industries 111 75 36
Other Workers 3,186 2,848 338
Marginal Workers 2,461 1,788 673
Non Working 17,523 7,080 10,443

Kanti Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kanti is further divided into 14 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,258 50% 895
2 Ward No - 2 2,157 56.6% 881
3 Ward No - 3 2,746 63.2% 904
4 Ward No - 4 1,809 62.4% 859
5 Ward No - 5 583 84.9% 624
6 Ward No - 6 489 90.4% 798
7 Ward No - 7 2,077 72.8% 873
8 Ward No - 8 2,198 57.2% 850
9 Ward No - 9 1,877 49.3% 892
10 Ward No - 10 2,114 46.3% 903
11 Ward No - 11 1,976 43.6% 882
12 Ward No - 12 2,671 48% 908
13 Ward No - 13 1,854 38.8% 884
14 Ward No - 14 1,242 43.5% 890

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