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About Kantabani Village

Kantabani is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 58 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantabani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 65.06 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 58
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantabani compares

By the 2011 count Kantabani is the 181st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 65.06 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kantabani

Kantabani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantabani as Available within <5 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 Kan Pur, Kanchanpur, Kandramari and Kanpur Baglata. 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 Kantabani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantabani village had a population of 110. That makes it the 181st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Kantabani village has 58 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantabani has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Kantabani covers 65.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantabani falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantabani 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 <5 km distance for Kantabani.

Kantabani is in Keshiary 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 Kantabani today is likely to be higher.

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