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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 820 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713377, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713377
Area (hectares) 88.63 hectares
Population 1,627
Male Population 820
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 21st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 88.63 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 - 10 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 92 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.5 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 Mallarpur 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 5.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 92 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanksa 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 1,627. That makes it the 21st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 820 males and 807 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, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 713377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 88.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanchanpur falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Mallarpur, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 92 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mallarpur is about 5.5 km away. Kanksa is about 5.6 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibpur (2.6 km), Rajhat (3.7 km) and Napara (4.5 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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