About Kanta Pukuria Village

Kanta Pukuria is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,524, made up of 1,296 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743391, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanta Pukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanta Pukuria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar I
Pincode	743391
Area (hectares)	57.78 hectares
Population	2,524
Male Population	1,296
Female Population	1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kanta Pukuria compares

By the 2011 count Kanta Pukuria is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 57.78 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kanta Pukuria

Kanta Pukuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanta Pukuria 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanta Pukuria from other places

Kanta Pukuria lies about 6.4 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 3.3 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 Kanta Pukuria
Nearest railway station	Baharu	3.3 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar I	6.4 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	6.4 km

Villages closest to Kanta Pukuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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.

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Common questions about Kanta Pukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanta Pukuria village had a population of 2,524. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Kanta Pukuria village has 1,296 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanta Pukuria has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kanta Pukuria is 743391. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanta Pukuria covers 57.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanta Pukuria falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanta Pukuria is Baharu, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Kanta Pukuria.

Kanta Pukuria is about 6.4 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.

Kanta Pukuria is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 3.3 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 5.1 km away. Jaynagar I is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.