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About Kantadi Village

Kantadi is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,845, made up of 962 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 522.05 hectares
Population 1,845
Male Population 962
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kantadi compares

By the 2011 count Kantadi is the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 522.05 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kantadi

Kantadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kantadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Juri, Kadampur, Kalabani and Kanchanpur. 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 Kantadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantadi village had a population of 1,845. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Kantadi village has 962 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantadi has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kantadi is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantadi covers 522.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantadi falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kantadi.

Kantadi is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kantadi today is likely to be higher.

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