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About Bantosha Village

Bantosha is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 400 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantosha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantosha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 57.15 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 400
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bantosha compares

By the 2011 count Bantosha is the 74th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 57.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bantosha

Bantosha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bantosha 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Andulia, Atghara, Baganati and Bakjuri. 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 Bantosha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantosha village had a population of 758. That makes it the 74th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Bantosha village has 400 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantosha has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Bantosha is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantosha covers 57.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bantosha falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bantosha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bantosha.

Bantosha is in Haroa 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 Bantosha today is likely to be higher.

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