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About Kantapukur Village

Kantapukur is a large village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,054 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantapukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantapukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 71.67 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kantapukur compares

By the 2011 count Kantapukur is the 26th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 71.67 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kantapukur

Kantapukur 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 Kantapukur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Jubila, Kaiar, Kalna and Kamalpur. 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 Kantapukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantapukur village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 26th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Kantapukur village has 1,054 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapukur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kantapukur is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapukur covers 71.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantapukur falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kantapukur.

Kantapukur is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Kantapukur today is likely to be higher.

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