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About Kantagare Village

Kantagare is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 314 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.33 hectares hectares.

Kantagare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantagare village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 96.33 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 314
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Kantagare compares

By the 2011 count Kantagare is the 147th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 96.33 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kantagare

Kantagare is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantagare 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 Kagnan, Kalora, Kamdebpur and Kamrai. 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 Kantagare

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantagare village had a population of 636. That makes it the 147th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Kantagare village has 314 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantagare has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Kantagare covers 96.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantagare falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantagare 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 Kantagare.

Kantagare is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli 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 Kantagare today is likely to be higher.

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