About Kanturi Village

Kanturi is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,060 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanturi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	109.67 hectares
Population	2,021
Male Population	1,060
Female Population	961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanturi compares

By the 2011 count Kanturi is the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 109.67 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kanturi

Kanturi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanturi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanturi from other places

Kanturi lies about 8.0 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanturi
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	4.8 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	24 km

Villages closest to Kanturi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Kanturi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanturi village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kanturi village has 1,060 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanturi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kanturi is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanturi covers 109.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanturi falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanturi is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanturi.

Kanturi is about 8.0 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanturi is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 4.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 4.8 km away. Birbhum is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.