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About Kantipur Village

Kantipur is a mid sized village in Memari II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 436 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari II
Pincode 713407
Area (hectares) 76.49 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 436
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Kantipur compares

By the 2011 count Kantipur is the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 76.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kantipur

Kantipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantipur 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 Kalibele, Kalyanpur, Kanpur and Kantabari. 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 Kantipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantipur village had a population of 834. That makes it the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Kantipur village has 436 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantipur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kantipur is 713407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantipur covers 76.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantipur falls under Memari II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantipur 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 Kantipur.

Kantipur is in Memari II 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 Kantipur today is likely to be higher.

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