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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 571 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.63 hectares hectares.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Area (hectares) 152.63 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 571
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 152.63 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 112 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 11 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 Kanchanpur
Nearest railway station Barhi 11 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 29 km
District headquarters Bokaro 112 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 571 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Kanchanpur covers 152.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Barhi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 112 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Barhi is about 11 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 27 km away. Nawadih is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasbani (2.0 km), Belargaraha (5.4 km) and Amjhar (11 km).

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

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