Kant | |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.8°N 79.8°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Shahjahanpur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 485 |
Population Total: | 27,137 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Khariboli, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | UP 27 |
Website: | www.kantycity.com |
Kant is a town and a nagar panchayat of Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Kant is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 485 metres (147 feet).
Kant was headquarters of British academy in 1940. It is the most growing town of Shahjahanpur just 10 km away from the main Shahjahanpur city. One freedom fighter belongs to Kant.
India census,[2] Kant had a population of 27,137. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kant has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 86%. In Kant, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The following institutions[3] are running in the town area of Kant to promote education level of the public: