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About Kanachi Village

Kanachi is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,108, made up of 1,083 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanachi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 146.03 hectares
Population 2,108
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanachi compares

By the 2011 count Kanachi is the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 146.03 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kanachi

Kanachi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanachi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanachi from other places

Kanachi lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.0 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 Kanachi
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 4.0 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Kanachi

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

Common questions about Kanachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanachi village had a population of 2,108. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kanachi village has 1,083 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanachi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kanachi is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanachi covers 146.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanachi falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanachi is Mallarpur, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanachi.

Kanachi is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanachi is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Mayureswar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malancha (under 2 km), Kharasinpur (2.1 km) and Bilaspur (2.3 km).

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

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