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About Kanagar Village

Kanagar is a large village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,131, made up of 2,106 males and 2,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 74.76 hectares
Population 4,131
Male Population 2,106
Female Population 2,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanagar compares

By the 2011 count Kanagar is the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 74.76 hectares work out to about 55 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 964.

Getting to Kanagar

The census records public bus service for Kanagar as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanagar from other places

Kanagar lies about 6.0 km from Hugli. 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 Kanagar
Nearest town Chandannagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 6.0 km
District headquarters Hugli 6.0 km

Villages closest to Kanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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 Kanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagar village had a population of 4,131. That makes it the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Kanagar village has 2,106 males and 2,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagar has about 962 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 964.

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

Kanagar covers 74.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanagar falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Kanagar is about 6.0 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagar is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Chandannagar is about under 2 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 6.0 km away. Hugli is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Chandannagar (under 2 km), Chinchurah (4.8 km) and Debanandapur (7.9 km).

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

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