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About Kantibhita Village

Kantibhita is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 347 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.1 hectares hectares.

Kantibhita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantibhita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Area (hectares) 216.1 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 347
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantibhita compares

By the 2011 count Kantibhita is the 81st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 216.1 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kantibhita

Kantibhita is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantibhita as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jogibhita, Kadmi, Kadopani and Kadubhita. 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 Kantibhita

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantibhita village had a population of 645. That makes it the 81st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Kantibhita village has 347 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantibhita has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Kantibhita covers 216.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantibhita falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantibhita notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kantibhita.

Kantibhita is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Kantibhita today is likely to be higher.

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