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About Kanchannarar Village

Kanchannarar is a large village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,477, made up of 1,265 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchannarar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchannarar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan I
Pincode 713102
Area (hectares) 319.4 hectares
Population 2,477
Male Population 1,265
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchannarar compares

By the 2011 count Kanchannarar is the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 319.4 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kanchannarar

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

Kanchannarar lies about 4.1 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.9 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 Kanchannarar
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan I 4.1 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 4.1 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 4.9 km

Villages closest to Kanchannarar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I 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 Kanchannarar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchannarar village had a population of 2,477. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Kanchannarar village has 1,265 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchannarar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kanchannarar is 713102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchannarar covers 319.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchannarar falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchannarar is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchannarar.

Kanchannarar is about 4.1 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchannarar is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Burdwan I is about 4.1 km away. Barddhaman is about 4.1 km away. Barddhamān is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idilpur (under 2 km), Fakirpur (under 2 km) and Khargeswar (under 2 km).

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

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