Kanti, Muzaffarpur

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.

Kanti
city
Kanti is located in Bihar
Kanti
Kanti
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 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

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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