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About Kantagora Village

Kantagora is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 354 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantagora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantagora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 731.79 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 354
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantagora compares

By the 2011 count Kantagora is the 42nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 731.79 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kantagora

Kantagora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantagora as Available within 10+ 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 Jitan, Jobnagora, Jorasal and Kadaya. 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 Kantagora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantagora village had a population of 737. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kantagora village has 354 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantagora has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kantagora is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantagora covers 731.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantagora falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantagora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantagora.

Kantagora is in Bundwan 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 Kantagora today is likely to be higher.

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