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About Kangai Village

Kangai is a small village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 259 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712223
Area (hectares) 47.63 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 259
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Kangai compares

By the 2011 count Kangai is the 141st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 47.63 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kangai

Kangai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kangai 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalachhara, Kamalpur, Kamdebpur and Kamrajpur. 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.

Common questions about Kangai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangai village had a population of 485. That makes it the 141st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Kangai village has 259 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangai has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kangai is 712223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangai covers 47.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kangai falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kangai notes the nearest railway station 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 Kangai.

Kangai is in Haripal 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.

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

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