Kant (Shahjahanpur)

For other places with the same name, see Kanth (disambiguation).

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city
Kant (Shahjahanpur) Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shahjahanpur
Elevation	485 m (1,591 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	21,301
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Kant (Shahjahanpur) is a town and a nagar panchayat of Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Kant is located at . 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.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kant had a population of 21,301. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kant has an average literacy rate of 30%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 37%, and female literacy is 23%. In Kant, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Kant
Religion			Percent
Hindus			58%
Muslims			41%
Jains			0.5%
Others†			0.5%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Educational institutions

The following institutions are running in the town area of Kant to promote education level of the public:

• Junior High School (Old), Kant, Shahjahanpur.
• Junior High School (New), Patti Mohalla, Kant, Shahjahanpur.
• Vinoba Bhave Inter College, Kant, Shahjahanpur.
• Rajkeey Inter college,Kant, Shahjahanpur.
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Kant, Shahjahanpur.
• Oxford public school, Kant, Shahjahanpur.
• Islamiya schoolT
• Tarawati Inter College,Kamalnayanpur (kant)