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About Kantadanga Village

Kantadanga is a mid sized village in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 763 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar II
Pincode 700135
Area (hectares) 53.36 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 763
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantadanga compares

By the 2011 count Kantadanga is the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 53.36 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kantadanga

Kantadanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantadanga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantadanga from other places

Kantadanga lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 4.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kantadanga
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 4.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Kantadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar II tehsil.

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 Kantadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantadanga village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Kantadanga village has 763 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantadanga has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kantadanga is 700135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantadanga covers 53.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantadanga falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kantadanga is Kavi Nazrul, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Kantadanga.

Kantadanga is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantadanga is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Nazrul is about 4.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 7.4 km away. Bhangar II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gara Gachha (5.5 km), Tona (7.3 km) and Sonpur (7.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kantadanga today is likely to be higher.

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