About Kanchra Village

Kanchra is a large village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,478, made up of 1,283 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Ketugram I
Pincode	713512
Area (hectares)	184.05 hectares
Population	2,478
Male Population	1,283
Female Population	1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchra compares

By the 2011 count Kanchra is the 33rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 184.05 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kanchra

Kanchra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kanchra from other places

Kanchra 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 Kanchra
Tehsil headquarters	Ketugram 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 Kanchra

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

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Common questions about Kanchra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchra village had a population of 2,478. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Kanchra village has 1,283 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kanchra is 713512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchra covers 184.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchra falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchra 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchra.

Kanchra 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.

Kanchra is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Ketugram 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.