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About Kanta Pukuria Village

Kanta Pukuria is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 366 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanta Pukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanta Pukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 91.46 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 366
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanta Pukuria compares

By the 2011 count Kanta Pukuria is the 82nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 91.46 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kanta Pukuria

Kanta Pukuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanta Pukuria 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kajlia, Kakurya Danga, Kallubar and Kalma Ghat. 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 Kanta Pukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanta Pukuria village had a population of 696. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Kanta Pukuria village has 366 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanta Pukuria has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanta Pukuria is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanta Pukuria covers 91.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanta Pukuria falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Kanta Pukuria is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba 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 Kanta Pukuria today is likely to be higher.

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