About Kantabani Village

Kantabani is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 260 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantabani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakulia
Pincode	832101
Area (hectares)	382 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	260
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantabani compares

By the 2011 count Kantabani is the 70th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kantabani

Kantabani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantabani as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantabani from other places

Kantabani lies about 8.0 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kokpara, about 3.1 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 Kantabani
Nearest railway station	Kokpara	3.1 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakulia	10 km
Nearest town	Mushābani	17 km

Villages closest to Kantabani

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

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Common questions about Kantabani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantabani village had a population of 538. That makes it the 70th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Kantabani village has 260 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantabani has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kantabani is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantabani covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantabani falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kantabani is Kokpara, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kantabani.

Kantabani is about 8.0 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantabani is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Kokpara is about 3.1 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 8.0 km away. Chakulia is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.