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About Kantapal Village

Kantapal is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 370 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721123, 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 Garbeta I
Pincode 721123
Area (hectares) 163.49 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 370
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantapal compares

By the 2011 count Kantapal is the 98th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 163.49 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kantapal

Kantapal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantapal 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalyanchak, Kamar Baria, Kamararang and Kamarbajar. 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 734. That makes it the 98th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Kantapal village has 370 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapal has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kantapal is 721123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapal covers 163.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kantapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kantapal.

Kantapal is in Garbeta 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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