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About Bara Kanthalia Village

Bara Kanthalia is a large village in Barrackpur II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,782, made up of 1,441 males and 1,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kanthalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kanthalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barrackpur II
Pincode 700121
Area (hectares) 119.72 hectares
Population 2,782
Male Population 1,441
Female Population 1,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Kanthalia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kanthalia is the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,458 residents. Its 119.72 hectares work out to about 23 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 934.

Getting to Bara Kanthalia

Bara Kanthalia 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 Bara Kanthalia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Babanpur, Badai, Balagar Singerber and Bandipur. 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.

Common questions about Bara Kanthalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kanthalia village had a population of 2,782. That makes it the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,458 residents.

Bara Kanthalia village has 1,441 males and 1,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kanthalia has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kanthalia is 700121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kanthalia covers 119.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Kanthalia falls under Barrackpur II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Kanthalia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Kanthalia.

Bara Kanthalia is in Barrackpur II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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.

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

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