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About Kanthali Village

Kanthali is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 261 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 257.48 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 261
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Kanthali compares

By the 2011 count Kanthali is the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 257.48 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kanthali

Kanthali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanthali 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 Jajlang, Jhilinglahar, Jiudaru and Kachahatu. 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 Kanthali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthali village had a population of 505. That makes it the 88th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Kanthali village has 261 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthali has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kanthali is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthali covers 257.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanthali falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanthali 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 Kanthali.

Kanthali is in Jhalda II 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 Kanthali today is likely to be higher.

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