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About Kuntha Village

Kuntha is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 735 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuntha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuntha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Pincode 813221
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,355
Male Population 735
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuntha compares

By the 2011 count Kuntha is the 51st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Kuntha

Kuntha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuntha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khangah, Khas Bagha, Kiranpur and Korharia Arazi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kuntha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuntha village had a population of 1,355. That makes it the 51st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Kuntha village has 735 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuntha has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Kuntha is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuntha covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kuntha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Kuntha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuntha.

Kuntha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kuntha today is likely to be higher.

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