Bhanti

27°01′15″N 79°03′04″E / 27.02091°N 79.05114°E / 27.02091; 79.05114CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilKarhalArea • Total8.533 km² (3.295 sq mi)Population • Total3,055 • Density360/km² (930/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Bhanti (Bhantī) is a village in Karhal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,055, in 530 households.

Geography

There is a prominent jhil at Bhanti.^[2]: 251

Demographics

As of 2011, Bhanti had a population of 3,055, in 530 households.^[1]: 149 This population was 55.2% male (1,687) and 44.8% female (1,368). The 0-6 age group numbered 453 (249 male and 204 female), or 14.8% of the total population. 272 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 8.9% of the total.^{[3]: 118–9}

The 1961 census recorded Bhanti as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 1,475 people (797 male and 678 female), in 271 households and 189 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,149 acres.^[4]: lx

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Bhanti had 2 primary schools; it did not have any kind of healthcare facility. Drinking water was provided by well and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 149–54}

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