About Kantanagar Village

Kantanagar is one of the larger villages in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,453, made up of 4,797 males and 4,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742227, 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	Sagardighi
Pincode	742227
Area (hectares)	247.86 hectares
Population	9,453
Male Population	4,797
Female Population	4,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantanagar compares

By the 2011 count Kantanagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 247.86 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kantanagar

Kantanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantanagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. 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
District headquarters	Murshidabad	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	24 km

Villages closest to Kantanagar

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

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Common questions about Kantanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantanagar village had a population of 9,453. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Kantanagar village has 4,797 males and 4,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantanagar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kantanagar is 742227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantanagar covers 247.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantanagar falls under Sagardighi 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 5 - 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 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Bhagwangola is about 2.0 km away. Lālgola is about 11 km away. Murshidabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.