About Kontai Village

Kontai is a large village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,102, made up of 1,079 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kontai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshpur
Pincode	721122
Area (hectares)	355.1 hectares
Population	2,102
Male Population	1,079
Female Population	1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Kontai compares

By the 2011 count Kontai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 355.1 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kontai

Kontai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kontai 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 Khordda Radha Ballabhpur, Khudibisi, Kia Gerya and Kokapur. 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.

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Common questions about Kontai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontai village had a population of 2,102. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Kontai village has 1,079 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontai has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kontai is 721122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kontai covers 355.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kontai falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kontai 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 Kontai.

Kontai is in Keshpur 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.