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About Kantapal Village

Kantapal 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 693, made up of 369 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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 Kharagpur I
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 21.76 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 369
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kantapal compares

By the 2011 count Kantapal is the 82nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 21.76 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalyanpur, Kamalpur, Kamarachak and Kankuria. 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 693. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kantapal village has 369 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapal has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kantapal is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapal covers 21.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kantapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kantapal.

Kantapal 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.

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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