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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kantaphod<br />
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| other_name = Kauntapoor<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = city<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22|34|25|N|76|33|36|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dewas district|Dewas]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 9240<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
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| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|MP]] <br />
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-MP]]<br />
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'''Kantaphod''' is a small village and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Dewas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is located on the foot of [[Malwa|Malwa plateau]] on the bank of Chandrakeshar river.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kantaphod had a population of 9,240. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kantaphod has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 41%. In Kantaphod, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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The main occupation of the people being agriculture, cotton, and soybean. These are the major kharif crops. Only .2&nbsp;km from the village there is a dam on Chandrakeshar river. This is the major source of irrigation in the rabi season. A few number of ginning factories are situated in the region.<br />
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==Connectivity==<br />
===Rail===<br />
Kanntaphod has no rail connectivity. The nearest important railway station is [[Indore Junction railway station]] and [[Harda]] railway station.<br />
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===Air===<br />
The nearest airport is [[Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport]], Indore.<br />
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==References==<br />
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