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About Kantagerya Village

Kantagerya is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 237 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, 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 Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 73.97 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 237
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Kantagerya compares

By the 2011 count Kantagerya is the 185th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 73.97 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamnia Chak, Kanaisagar, Kandra Chak and Kankur Gerya. 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 Kantagerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantagerya village had a population of 471. That makes it the 185th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Kantagerya village has 237 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantagerya has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kantagerya is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantagerya covers 73.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kantagerya 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 Kantagerya.

Kantagerya is in Narayangarh 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 Kantagerya today is likely to be higher.

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