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About Kaktia Village

Kaktia is a large village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,092 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaktia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 501.68 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaktia compares

By the 2011 count Kaktia is the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 501.68 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kaktia

Kaktia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaktia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haripur, Jaljala, Jamkuri and Jamsala. 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 Kaktia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaktia village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Kaktia village has 1,092 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaktia has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kaktia is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaktia covers 501.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaktia falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kaktia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kaktia is in Patrasayer 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 Kaktia today is likely to be higher.

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