# Kantapal Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kantapal

Kantapal is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **734 people in 169 households**, the 101st largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 734people (2011)
- 169households
- 86.1%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantapal

Of every 100 households in Kantapal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kantapal · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kantapal?

■ Kantapal · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**951

Working population ****44.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 76.5% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (22%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 42 (13%) · **■** Marginal 132 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garbeta - I

- Deuli768 people
- Molunia758 people
- Sharsa757 people
- Nalpa748 people
- Bachhua732 people
- Ghorapota725 people
- Ghoramara717 people
- Krishnanagar714 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantapal?734 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantapal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantapal?86.1% (Census 2011)