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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAMAKANT SHARMA
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- LGD code
- 186196
- Pincode
- 273403
- Post office
- Bansgaon (Gorakhpur)
- Population
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Workers
- 0
Kanta at a glance
Kanta is a revenue village in Bansgaon tehsil, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The pincode is 273403, served by Bansgaon (Gorakhpur) post office; the LGD village code is 186196. The sarpanch is RAMAKANT SHARMA , and the village votes in Dariyabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satish Chandra Sharma.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanta
- Nearest statutory town
- GORAKHPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ATARAULI
- Total area (ha)
- 84.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 76.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kanta
- LGD code
- 186196
- Pincode
- 273403
- Post office
- Bansgaon (Gorakhpur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Faizabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dariyabad
- Member of Parliament
- Awadhesh Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satish Chandra Sharma
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAMAKANT SHARMA
- Block / Mandal
- Bansgaon
- Nearest PHC
- Aakanksha Nursing Home (7.7 km)
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)