Kanth, Moradabad

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.

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 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%.

Reference

  1. ↑ "Kanth Religion Census 2011". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Kanth Population Census 2011". Census Organization of India. Retrieved 2016-04-04.