Kanth, Moradabad

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

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Coordinates: 29°03′32″N78°37′41″E / 29.059°N 78.628°E / 29.059; 78.628
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Moradabad
Founded by	Kunwar sahab
Named for	kant baks
Government
• Type	city
• Body	Tehsil
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)
• Rank	3
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	26,381
• Rank	4
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi,Urdu,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
0591	244501
Vehicle registration	U.P 21
Website	www.moradabad.nic.in

Kanth is a Nagar Palika Parishad in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is home to small-scale bandage manufacturing industries. These are sold in Uttar Pradesh and in the rest of India under various licenses. Recently manufacturing of ready-made garments has also developed, contributing to the economy of the town.

Geography

Kanth is on the right bank of the river Ramganga, 655 feet (200 m) above sea level, and has a station on the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, 868 miles (1,397 km) from Calcutta. Kanth is on the road from Dhampur to Moradabad, and is well connected with U.P. Roadways Bus Service, as well as by rail.

Demographics

Religions in Kanth [1]
Religion			Percent
Muslims			55.60%
Hindus			43.39%
Christians			0.39%
Sikhs			0.31%
Others†			0.1%
Distribution of religions †Includes Jains (0.03%), Buddhists (0.03%).

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, ^[2] Kanth had a population of 26,381. Male population is 13,757 and female population is 12,624. Kanth has an average literacy rate of 73.67%, higher than the state average of 67.68%. Male literacy is 80.60%, and female literacy is 66.08%.

Education

Kanth is home to the D.S.M. degree college. Majority of the schools in Kanth are Hindi medium and affiliated to UP Board, prominent among them are D.S.M. Inter College, Dayanand Bal Mandir, Maharishi Dayanand Inter College, Rehbar E Aam Muslim inter college, Bihari Adarsh Kanya Inter College, Public Inter College, Har kumar sing girls college (Now Closed or converted into banquet hall, marriage hall). Few English medium schools in Kanth includes R.S.Nain Memorial Public School, St Mary's convent, delhi children academy, J.P. Sharda and KC Public school, G.K. Computer Institute (G.K.Educational Welfare Society), MBD public school.

Religious activities

Shiv Mandir, Moni Mandir, Bhood Mandir, Sant Ravidas Dharamshala and kali Mandir are few religious Hindu shrines. Bhagvaan Balmiki Mandir Kanth also has Ramleela ground, also known as Raamleela Rang Mancha, it is used for Ramayana play every year before Dusheera. Kanth also has many mosques for Muslim worshippers such as Masjid Banjaaran (Markaj Tableeg Jaamat), Masjid Ansaryan, Jama masjid, Qazyan masjid, Sunhri masjid, Chapper Wali Masjid, Madina masjid Thandi Masjid, Lal Masjid, Gulzar Masjid, Aysha Masjid, Moti Masjid, Mahigiyran Masjid, Mohammadi Masjid. Kanth also has one gurudwara for Sikh worshippers and it is named Shri Gurudwara singh sabha.

References

1. "Kanth Religion Census 2011". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
2. "Kanth Population Census 2011". Census Organization of India. Retrieved 4 April 2016.