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About Kantor Village

Kantor is a large village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,671, made up of 1,353 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733144
Area (hectares) 104.8 hectares
Population 2,671
Male Population 1,353
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantor compares

By the 2011 count Kantor is the 12th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 104.8 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kantor

Kantor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Joyrambati, Kachan, Kakarsing and Kalua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kantor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantor village had a population of 2,671. That makes it the 12th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Kantor village has 1,353 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantor has about 974 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Kantor is 733144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantor covers 104.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantor falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kantor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kantor.

Kantor is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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