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About Kantapahari Village

Kantapahari is a mid sized village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 487 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantapahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 71.31 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 487
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantapahari compares

By the 2011 count Kantapahari is the 25th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 71.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kantapahari

Kantapahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantapahari as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanglapal, Kank Para, Kankradara and Kankurrama. 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 Kantapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantapahari village had a population of 968. That makes it the 25th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Kantapahari village has 487 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapahari has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kantapahari is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapahari covers 71.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantapahari falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantapahari 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 km distance for Kantapahari.

Kantapahari is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kantapahari today is likely to be higher.

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