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About Kanchra Village

Kanchra is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,068, made up of 2,137 males and 1,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 249.83 hectares
Population 4,068
Male Population 2,137
Female Population 1,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchra compares

By the 2011 count Kanchra is the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 249.83 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kanchra

Kanchra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchra from other places

Kanchra lies about 6.2 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kanchrapara, about under 2 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 Kanchra
Nearest railway station Kanchrapara under 2 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 6.2 km
District headquarters Hugli 6.2 km

Villages closest to Kanchra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchra village had a population of 4,068. That makes it the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Kanchra village has 2,137 males and 1,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchra has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kanchra is 712613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchra covers 249.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanchra falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchra is Kanchrapara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kanchra is about 6.2 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchra is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Kanchrapara is about under 2 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 1.5 km away. Khanakul I is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pol (3.9 km), Kanakpur (6.2 km) and Daspur (7.5 km).

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

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