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About Kanthalia Village

Kanthalia is one of the larger villages in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,724, made up of 2,949 males and 2,775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 319.06 hectares
Population 5,724
Male Population 2,949
Female Population 2,775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanthalia compares

By the 2011 count Kanthalia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 319.06 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kanthalia

The census records public bus service for Kanthalia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanthalia from other places

Kanthalia lies about 29 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 1.8 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 Kanthalia
Nearest railway station Karea Kadambagachhi 1.8 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 29 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Kanthalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthalia village had a population of 5,724. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Kanthalia village has 2,949 males and 2,775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthalia has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kanthalia is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthalia covers 319.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanthalia falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanthalia is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kanthalia.

Kanthalia is about 29 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthalia is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 1.8 km away. Bārāsat is about 4.4 km away. Barasat I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Jagulia (2.1 km), Ula (3.2 km) and Maliakur (3.4 km).

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

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