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About Kantasola Village

Kantasola is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 93 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantasola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantasola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 124.83 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 93
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantasola compares

By the 2011 count Kantasola is the 166th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 124.83 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kantasola

Kantasola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantasola 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kallaicha, Kalsuli, Kamala and Kaniabali. 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 Kantasola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantasola village had a population of 170. That makes it the 166th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Kantasola village has 93 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantasola has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kantasola is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantasola covers 124.83 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.

Kantasola falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantasola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kantasola.

Kantasola is in Simlapal 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 Kantasola today is likely to be higher.

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