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About Kanaidanga Village

Kanaidanga is a large village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,517, made up of 2,268 males and 2,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala I
Pincode 712701
Area (hectares) 286.6 hectares
Population 4,517
Male Population 2,268
Female Population 2,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanaidanga compares

By the 2011 count Kanaidanga is the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 286.6 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kanaidanga

Kanaidanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanaidanga as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanaidanga from other places

Kanaidanga lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dakshinbar, about 2.6 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 Kanaidanga
Nearest railway station Dakshinbar 2.6 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala I 34 km
District headquarters Hugli 34 km

Villages closest to Kanaidanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaidanga village had a population of 4,517. That makes it the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Kanaidanga village has 2,268 males and 2,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaidanga has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kanaidanga is 712701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaidanga covers 286.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanaidanga falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanaidanga is Dakshinbar, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanaidanga.

Kanaidanga is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaidanga is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Dakshinbar is about 2.6 km away. Dhulagari is about 11 km away. Chanditala I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabatipur (2.1 km), Bhadua (2.4 km) and Kumirmora (5.5 km).

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

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