About Konar Village

Konar is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,919, made up of 1,529 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732123
Area (hectares)	495.09 hectares
Population	2,919
Male Population	1,529
Female Population	1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Konar compares

By the 2011 count Konar is the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 495.09 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Konar

Konar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Konar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Konar from other places

Konar lies about 34 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 9.3 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 Konar
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	9.3 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	34 km
District headquarters	Maldah	34 km

Villages closest to Konar

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

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Common questions about Konar

As per the Census of India 2011, Konar village had a population of 2,919. That makes it the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Konar village has 1,529 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Konar is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konar covers 495.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konar falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Konar is Harishchandrapur, about 9.3 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 village for Konar.

Konar is about 34 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konar is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 9.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.