About Kantul Village

Kantul 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 1,041, made up of 532 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.83 hectares hectares.

Kantul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares)	73.83 hectares
Population	1,041
Male Population	532
Female Population	509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantul compares

By the 2011 count Kantul is the 99th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 73.83 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kantul

Kantul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalora, Kamdebpur, Kamrai and Kankuria. 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.

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Common questions about Kantul

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantul village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 99th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Kantul village has 532 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantul has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Kantul covers 73.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

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

Kantul 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.