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About Kansaripur Village

Kansaripur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 712 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansaripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansaripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 110.76 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 712
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kansaripur compares

By the 2011 count Kansaripur is the 82nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 110.76 hectares work out to about 13 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 Kansaripur

Kansaripur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kansaripur as Available within village. 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 Kansaripur from other places

Kansaripur lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bandel Junction, about 10 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 Kansaripur
Nearest railway station Bandel Junction 10 km
Nearest town Chandannagar 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 19 km

Villages closest to Kansaripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansaripur village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Kansaripur village has 712 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansaripur has about 966 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 Kansaripur is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansaripur covers 110.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kansaripur is Bandel Junction, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kansaripur.

Kansaripur is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansaripur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Bandel Junction is about 10 km away. Chandannagar is about 12 km away. Hugli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (4.7 km), Harpur (4.7 km) and Hazipur (4.7 km).

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

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