Kant, Shahjahanpur
human settlement in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Kant is a town and a nagar panchayat of Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Kant is located at 27.8°N 79.8°E / 27.8; 79.8. 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 2011 India census, 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.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Kant, Shahjahanpur” is human settlement in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Kant, Shahjahanpur and human, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1748620. Authority coordinates are 27.800, 79.800. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1940 and 2011.
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