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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a large village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,206, made up of 1,616 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 395.91 hectares
Population 3,206
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 395.91 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 9.1 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Nobanda, about 6.4 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 Nobanda 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura II 9.1 km
District headquarters Bankura 9.1 km
Nearest town Bānkura 9.1 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura II 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 3,206. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 1,616 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 395.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Nobanda, about 6.4 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 village for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 9.1 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. Nobanda is about 6.4 km away. Bankura II is about 9.1 km away. Bankura is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabanda (6.3 km), Bikna (6.4 km) and Katnar (7.0 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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