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- LGD code
- 386868
- Pincode
- 758015
- Post office
- Ghasipura
- Population
- 1,243
- Households
- 269
- Literacy rate
- 57%
- Sex ratio
- 1031 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 356
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanto compares
By population, Kanto ranks #37 of 133 villages in Ghasipura mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.0%
−10.1% vs mandal average
Kanto57.0%
Ghasipura mandal67.1%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+41 vs mandal average
Kanto1,031
Ghasipura mandal990
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kanto4.6
Ghasipura mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanto at a glance
Kanto is a village of 1,243 people in 269 households (Census 2011) in Ghasipura block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 37th-largest of 133 villages in Ghasipura block. Literacy is 57%, 10 points below the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758015, served by Ghasipura post office; the LGD village code is 386868. The village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 1,465 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kolimati →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanto · this village | 1,243 | 57% | — |
| Kolimati · Ghasipura | 1,883 | 54% | — |
| Kamando · Ghasipura | 987 | 46% | — |
| Arjunbania · Anandapur | 710 | 59% | — |
| Nuapada · Anandapur | 669 | 26% | — |
| Kadabahali · Ghasipura | 595 | 39% | — |
| Tikarpada · Ghasipura | 424 | 39% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanto
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAJAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kolimati
- Total area (ha)
- 358
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 147.73
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanto
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanto
- LGD code
- 386868
- Pincode
- 758015
- Post office
- Ghasipura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,243
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,465
- Households
- 269
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1031
- Literacy rate
- 57.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Block / Mandal
- Ghasipura
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758015
- KhaliamentaGhasipura mandal3,076 pop
- BiragobindapurGhasipura mandal2,254 pop
- GohiraGhasipura mandal1,890 pop
- KolimatiGhasipura mandal1,883 pop
- BadaektaliGhasipura mandal1,826 pop
- TalagaonGhasipura mandal1,694 pop
- AtasahiGhasipura mandal1,356 pop
- OstapuraGhasipura mandal1,266 pop
- MarsapalAnandapur mandal1,226 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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