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About Kantipota Village

Kantipota is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 870 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantipota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantipota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 119.86 hectares
Population 1,718
Male Population 870
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kantipota compares

By the 2011 count Kantipota is the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 119.86 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kantipota

The census records public bus service for Kantipota 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantipota from other places

Kantipota lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Narendrapur, about 3.2 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 Kantipota
Nearest railway station Narendrapur 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 4.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Kantipota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantipota village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Kantipota village has 870 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantipota has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kantipota is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantipota covers 119.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantipota falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kantipota is Narendrapur, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kantipota.

Kantipota is about 35 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.

Kantipota is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Narendrapur is about 3.2 km away. Sonarpur is about 4.5 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayabad (under 2 km), Ranabhutia (under 2 km) and Gangajora (1.6 km).

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

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