About Kanta Pukuria Village

Kanta Pukuria is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 345 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, 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	Magrahat II
Pincode	743355
Area (hectares)	61.06 hectares
Population	697
Male Population	345
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 Kanta Pukuria compares

By the 2011 count Kanta Pukuria is the 68th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 61.06 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 10+ km distance. 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	Magrahat II	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 Magrahat 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.

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Common questions about Kanta Pukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanta Pukuria village had a population of 697. That makes it the 68th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Kanta Pukuria village has 345 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanta Pukuria has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kanta Pukuria is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanta Pukuria covers 61.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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