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About Kantapal Village

Kantapal is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 493 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantapal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 126.38 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 493
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantapal compares

By the 2011 count Kantapal is the 68th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 126.38 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kantapal

Kantapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantapal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhinuk Palasia, Jotidoberia, Kajipara and Kakrajit. 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 Kantapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantapal village had a population of 936. That makes it the 68th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Kantapal village has 493 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kantapal is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapal covers 126.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantapal falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kantapal.

Kantapal is in Dantan 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 Kantapal today is likely to be higher.

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