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About Kantagere Village

Kantagere is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 232 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantagere village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 37.92 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 232
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantagere compares

By the 2011 count Kantagere is the 126th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 37.92 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kantagere

Kantagere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantagere 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanchdiha, Kandarpapur, Kanikha and Kankasai Batitaki. 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 Kantagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantagere village had a population of 473. That makes it the 126th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Kantagere village has 232 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantagere has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Kantagere covers 37.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantagere falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Kantagere is in Kharagpur II 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 Kantagere today is likely to be higher.

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