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About Kagnan Village

Kagnan is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 911 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.38 hectares hectares.

Kagnan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagnan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 122.38 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 911
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kagnan compares

By the 2011 count Kagnan is the 44th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 122.38 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kagnan

Kagnan 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 Kagnan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kagnan from other places

Kagnan lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Belmuri, 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 Kagnan
Nearest railway station Belmuri under 2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 27 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Kagnan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Kagnan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagnan village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 44th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Kagnan village has 911 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagnan has about 957 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 969.

Kagnan covers 122.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kagnan falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kagnan is Belmuri, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kagnan.

Kagnan is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kagnan is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Belmuri is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 14 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhalpur (2.5 km), Ghatampur (4.0 km) and Alipur (4.2 km).

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

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