About Kantigachh Village

Kantigachh is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 546 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantigachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantigachh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	74.46 hectares
Population	1,062
Male Population	546
Female Population	516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Kantigachh compares

By the 2011 count Kantigachh is the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 74.46 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kantigachh

Kantigachh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantigachh 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 Kantigachh from other places

Kantigachh lies about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, 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 Kantigachh
Nearest railway station	Panjipara	15 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	21 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	21 km

Villages closest to Kantigachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantigachh village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Kantigachh village has 546 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantigachh has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kantigachh is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantigachh covers 74.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantigachh falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kantigachh is Panjipara, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kantigachh.

Kantigachh is about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantigachh is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Panjipara is about 15 km away. Kishanganj is about 17 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.