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About Chhota Kanaipur Village

Chhota Kanaipur is a large village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,262, made up of 1,155 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Kanaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Kanaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 49.58 hectares
Population 2,262
Male Population 1,155
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Kanaipur compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Kanaipur is the 18th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 49.58 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chhota Kanaipur

Chhota Kanaipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Kanaipur as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Kanaipur from other places

Chhota Kanaipur lies about 7.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, 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 Chhota Kanaipur
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 7.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 9.2 km

Villages closest to Chhota Kanaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II 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 Chhota Kanaipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Kanaipur village had a population of 2,262. That makes it the 18th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Chhota Kanaipur village has 1,155 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Kanaipur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Kanaipur is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Kanaipur covers 49.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhota Kanaipur falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Kanaipur is Adalpahari, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhota Kanaipur.

Chhota Kanaipur is about 7.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Kanaipur is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 3.9 km away. Rampurhat II is about 7.2 km away. Birbhum is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santoshpur (2.1 km), Purba Anantapur (4.7 km) and Madhupur (5.4 km).

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

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