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About Kantasiari Village

Kantasiari is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 346 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantasiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantasiari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 188.18 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 346
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
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 Kantasiari compares

By the 2011 count Kantasiari is the 69th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 188.18 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kantasiari

Kantasiari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantasiari 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 Hulka, Jeledi, Kalidasdi and Kalipur. 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 Kantasiari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantasiari village had a population of 750. That makes it the 69th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Kantasiari village has 346 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantasiari has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kantasiari is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantasiari covers 188.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantasiari falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantasiari 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 Kantasiari.

Kantasiari is in Purulia I 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 Kantasiari today is likely to be higher.

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