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About Kansara Village

Kansara is a mid sized village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 866 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 298.72 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 866
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansara compares

By the 2011 count Kansara is the 19th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 298.72 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kansara

Kansara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kansara as Available within village. 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 Kansara from other places

Kansara lies about 30 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bheduasol, about 27 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 Kansara
Nearest railway station Bheduasol 27 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Mejhia 30 km
District headquarters Bankura 30 km

Villages closest to Kansara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansara village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 19th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Kansara village has 866 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kansara is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansara covers 298.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansara falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kansara is Bheduasol, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kansara.

Kansara is about 30 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansara is in Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district. Bheduasol is about 27 km away. Bishnupur is about 30 km away. Mejhia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moshnekonda (25 km) and Ramlalpur (43 km).

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

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