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About Kantabani Village

Kantabani is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 404 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantabani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 102.15 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 404
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantabani compares

By the 2011 count Kantabani is the 79th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 102.15 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kantabani

Kantabani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantabani 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jenadihi, Kali Pathar, Kalipur and Kallapur. 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 Kantabani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantabani village had a population of 774. That makes it the 79th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Kantabani village has 404 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantabani has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kantabani is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantabani covers 102.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantabani falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantabani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kantabani.

Kantabani is in Gangajalghati 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 Kantabani today is likely to be higher.

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