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About Kandarpapur Village

Kandarpapur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 305 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandarpapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandarpapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 779.9 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 305
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandarpapur compares

By the 2011 count Kandarpapur is the 102nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 779.9 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kandarpapur

The census records public bus service for Kandarpapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandarpapur from other places

Kandarpapur lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.0 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 Kandarpapur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 5.0 km
Nearest town Sainthia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kandarpapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Kandarpapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandarpapur village had a population of 583. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Kandarpapur village has 305 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandarpapur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kandarpapur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandarpapur covers 779.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandarpapur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kandarpapur is Mallarpur, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kandarpapur.

Kandarpapur is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandarpapur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.0 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (1.9 km), Mala (3.7 km) and Bisheghata (3.9 km).

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

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