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About Kandpur Village

Kandpur is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 290 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 115.64 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 290
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Kandpur compares

By the 2011 count Kandpur is the 89th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 115.64 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kandpur

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

Kandpur lies about 5.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 Kandpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 5.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.6 km

Villages closest to Kandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandpur village had a population of 547. That makes it the 89th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Kandpur village has 290 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kandpur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandpur covers 115.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kandpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 Kandpur.

Kandpur is about 5.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Illambazar is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kayera (2.7 km), Panch Tentula (3.3 km) and Paschim Narayanpur (3.5 km).

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

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