About Kanchannagar Village

Kanchannagar is a small village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 111 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchannagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode	742113
Area (hectares)	24.37 hectares
Population	229
Male Population	111
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kanchannagar compares

By the 2011 count Kanchannagar is the 115th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 24.37 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kanchannagar

Kanchannagar 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 Kanchannagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchannagar from other places

Kanchannagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Kanchannagar
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murshidabad Jiaganj	31 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	31 km

Villages closest to Kanchannagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Kanchannagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchannagar village had a population of 229. That makes it the 115th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Kanchannagar village has 111 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchannagar has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kanchannagar is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchannagar covers 24.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchannagar falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchannagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchannagar.

Kanchannagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchannagar is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.