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About Kantanagar Village

Kantanagar is one of the larger villages in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,587, made up of 8,034 males and 7,553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 849.65 hectares
Population 15,587
Male Population 8,034
Female Population 7,553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kantanagar compares

By the 2011 count Kantanagar is the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 849.65 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, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kantanagar

The census records public bus service for Kantanagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantanagar from other places

Kantanagar lies about 19 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwangola, about 2.0 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 Kantanagar
Nearest railway station Bhagwangola 2.0 km
Nearest town Lālgola 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola I 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 19 km

Villages closest to Kantanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawangola I 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 Kantanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantanagar village had a population of 15,587. That makes it the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Kantanagar village has 8,034 males and 7,553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantanagar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kantanagar is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantanagar covers 849.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantanagar falls under Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kantanagar is Bhagwangola, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantanagar.

Kantanagar is about 19 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantanagar is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Bhagwangola is about 2.0 km away. Lālgola is about 11 km away. Bhagawangola I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naodapara (33 km), Belia Syampur (34 km) and Diar Syampur (34 km).

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

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