About Kantagerya Village

Kantagerya is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 442 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantagerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantagerya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur II
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	54.39 hectares
Population	866
Male Population	442
Female Population	424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantagerya compares

By the 2011 count Kantagerya is the 58th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 54.39 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kantagerya

Kantagerya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantagerya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kandarpapur, Kanikha, Kankasai Batitaki and Kankasal. 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 Kantagerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantagerya village had a population of 866. That makes it the 58th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Kantagerya village has 442 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantagerya has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Kantagerya covers 54.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kantagerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kantagerya.

Kantagerya 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.