About Kanikar Village

Kanikar is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 378 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanikar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Dhaniakhali
Pincode	712301
Area (hectares)	89.7 hectares
Population	748
Male Population	378
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanikar compares

By the 2011 count Kanikar is the 153rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 89.7 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kanikar

Kanikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanikar 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jot Mahes, Kabilpur, Kak Gachhi and Kamalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kanikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanikar village had a population of 748. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Kanikar village has 378 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanikar has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kanikar is 712301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanikar covers 89.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanikar falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanikar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kanikar.

Kanikar is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.