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About Kantamandi Village

Kantamandi is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 179 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantamandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantamandi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 179
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantamandi compares

By the 2011 count Kantamandi is the 70th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kantamandi

Kantamandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantamandi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantamandi from other places

Kantamandi lies about 60 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kantamandi
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 24 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 36 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Kantamandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgaon tehsil.

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 Kantamandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantamandi village had a population of 345. That makes it the 70th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Kantamandi village has 179 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantamandi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kantamandi is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantamandi covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantamandi falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kantamandi is Badampahar, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantamandi.

Kantamandi is about 60 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantamandi is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 1.7 km away. Badampahar is about 24 km away. Karanjiā is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatrisai (under 2 km), Baharia (1.5 km) and Majhganw (1.7 km).

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

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