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About Kantalfuli Village

Kantalfuli is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,218 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantalfuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantalfuli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 134.83 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantalfuli compares

By the 2011 count Kantalfuli is the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 134.83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kantalfuli

Kantalfuli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantalfuli as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantalfuli from other places

Kantalfuli lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 15 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 Kantalfuli
Tehsil headquarters Falta 10 km
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 15 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Kantalfuli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Kantalfuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantalfuli village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Kantalfuli village has 1,218 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantalfuli has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kantalfuli is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantalfuli covers 134.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantalfuli falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kantalfuli is Basuldanga, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Kantalfuli.

Kantalfuli is about 28 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.

Kantalfuli is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 10 km away. Basuldanga is about 15 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Noapukhuria (under 2 km), Lakhna Gangadharpur (under 2 km) and Malaya Harishpur (under 2 km).

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

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