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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 142 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 65.75 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 142
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 153rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 65.75 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur 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 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 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 45 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
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 45 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 275. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 142 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 65.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Kathautia, about 45 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pekha (under 2 km), Pachmahla (under 2 km) and Karmahi (under 2 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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