About Kanthra Village

Kanthra is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 576 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721145
Area (hectares)	108.86 hectares
Population	1,112
Male Population	576
Female Population	536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanthra compares

By the 2011 count Kanthra is the 39th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 108.86 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kanthra

Kanthra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanthra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamarachak, Kankuria, Kantagerya and Kantapal. 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 Kanthra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthra village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 39th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kanthra village has 576 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kanthra is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthra covers 108.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanthra falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanthra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanthra.

Kanthra is in Kharagpur 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.