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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 365 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722202, 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 Barjora
Pincode 722202
Area (hectares) 145.96 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 365
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 86th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 145.96 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

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 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 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
District headquarters Bankura 9.1 km
Nearest town Bānkura 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barjora 24 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barjora 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 722. That makes it the 86th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 365 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 722202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 145.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Barjora 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 5 - 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 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 Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. Nobanda is about 6.4 km away. Bankura is about 9.1 km away. Bānkura 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 Bankurardanga (9.1 km), Barkura (9.1 km) and Lalbazar (9.2 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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