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About Kanpara Village

Kanpara is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 162 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 68.54 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 162
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanpara compares

By the 2011 count Kanpara is the 120th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 68.54 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 964.

Getting to Kanpara

Kanpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanpara as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanpara from other places

Kanpara lies about 4.8 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Naihati Junction, about 2.1 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 Kanpara
Nearest railway station Naihati Junction 2.1 km
Nearest town Naihāti 2.4 km
District headquarters Hugli 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 18 km

Villages closest to Kanpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpara village had a population of 291. That makes it the 120th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Kanpara village has 162 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpara has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kanpara is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpara covers 68.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpara falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanpara is Naihati Junction, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanpara.

Kanpara is about 4.8 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpara is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Naihati Junction is about 2.1 km away. Naihāti is about 2.4 km away. Hugli is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamudpur (under 2 km), Chandra (3.9 km) and Salarpur (4.7 km).

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

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