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About Kanchannagar Village

Kanchannagar is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 147 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchannagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 57.68 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 147
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
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 Kanchannagar compares

By the 2011 count Kanchannagar is the 159th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 57.68 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kanchannagar

Kanchannagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchannagar 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 Kanchannagar from other places

Kanchannagar lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 12 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 Kanchannagar
Nearest railway station Chinpai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 14 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Kanchannagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchannagar village had a population of 321. That makes it the 159th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Kanchannagar village has 147 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchannagar has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanchannagar is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchannagar covers 57.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchannagar falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchannagar is Chinpai, about 12 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 Kanchannagar.

Kanchannagar is about 61 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchannagar is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 12 km away. Dubrajpur is about 14 km away. Dubrājpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belahari (under 2 km), Kultor (under 2 km) and Sirsa (under 2 km).

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

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