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About Kanta Pahari Village

Kanta Pahari is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 394 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanta Pahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanta Pahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 94.24 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 394
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanta Pahari compares

By the 2011 count Kanta Pahari is the 83rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 94.24 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kanta Pahari

Kanta Pahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanta Pahari as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalpathar, Kamalpur, Kamarkuli and Kaminbedya. 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 Kanta Pahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanta Pahari village had a population of 801. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Kanta Pahari village has 394 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanta Pahari has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kanta Pahari is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanta Pahari covers 94.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanta Pahari falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanta Pahari notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Kanta Pahari.

Kanta Pahari is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura 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 Kanta Pahari today is likely to be higher.

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