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About Kanat Village

Kanat is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 584 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 166.53 hectares
Population 1,173
Male Population 584
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanat compares

By the 2011 count Kanat is the 89th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 166.53 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kanat

Kanat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanat as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kagasura, Kail, Kailabad and Kalihor. 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 Kanat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanat village had a population of 1,173. That makes it the 89th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Kanat village has 584 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanat has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kanat is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanat covers 166.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanat falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kanat is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Kanat today is likely to be higher.

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