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About Kanthalbari Village

Kanthalbari is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,591, made up of 2,343 males and 2,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthalbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735224
Area (hectares) 493.4 hectares
Population 4,591
Male Population 2,343
Female Population 2,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanthalbari compares

By the 2011 count Kanthalbari is the 18th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 493.4 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kanthalbari

Kanthalbari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanthalbari 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanthalbari from other places

Kanthalbari lies about 15 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Bhotpatti, about 7.4 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 Kanthalbari
Nearest town Maināguri 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhotpatti 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maynaguri 15 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 15 km

Villages closest to Kanthalbari

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

Common questions about Kanthalbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthalbari village had a population of 4,591. That makes it the 18th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Kanthalbari village has 2,343 males and 2,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthalbari has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kanthalbari is 735224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthalbari covers 493.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanthalbari falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanthalbari is Bhotpatti, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kanthalbari is about 15 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthalbari is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Maināguri is about 7.2 km away. Bhotpatti is about 7.4 km away. Maynaguri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Salbari (under 2 km), Gartali Jalpes (under 2 km) and Purbba Salbari (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanthalbari today is likely to be higher.

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