About Kanapara Village

Kanapara is a mid sized village in Nawda tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 758 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanapara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Nawda
Pincode	742121
Area (hectares)	38.04 hectares
Population	1,578
Male Population	758
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanapara compares

By the 2011 count Kanapara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 38.04 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kanapara

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

Kanapara lies about 29 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 13 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 Kanapara
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	13 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawda	29 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	29 km

Villages closest to Kanapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanapara village had a population of 1,578. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Kanapara village has 758 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanapara has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanapara is 742121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanapara covers 38.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanapara falls under Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanapara is Lohapur, about 13 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 Kanapara.

Kanapara is about 29 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanapara is in Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 20 km away. Nawda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.