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About Kantha Gerya Village

Kantha Gerya is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 163 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantha Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantha Gerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 61.67 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 163
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Kantha Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Kantha Gerya is the 277th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 61.67 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kantha Gerya

Kantha Gerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantha Gerya 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 Kankra Atmaram, Kankra Haraprasad, Kankra Mohanpur and Kankra Shibram. 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 Kantha Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantha Gerya village had a population of 332. That makes it the 277th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Kantha Gerya village has 163 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantha Gerya has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kantha Gerya is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantha Gerya covers 61.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantha Gerya falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantha Gerya 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 Kantha Gerya.

Kantha Gerya is in Debra 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 Kantha Gerya today is likely to be higher.

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