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About Kenthalya Village

Kenthalya is a small village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 174 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722183, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenthalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenthalya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722183
Area (hectares) 177.08 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 174
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
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 Kenthalya compares

By the 2011 count Kenthalya is the 129th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 177.08 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kenthalya

Kenthalya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenthalya 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 Kantabani, Kapishtha, Kelai and Kenduabari. 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 Kenthalya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenthalya village had a population of 367. That makes it the 129th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Kenthalya village has 174 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenthalya has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kenthalya is 722183. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenthalya covers 177.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kenthalya 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 Kenthalya.

Kenthalya 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 Kenthalya today is likely to be higher.

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