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About Kaniara Village

Kaniara is a large village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,790, made up of 1,448 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bagda
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 341.55 hectares
Population 2,790
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaniara compares

By the 2011 count Kaniara is the 30th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 341.55 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kaniara

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

Kaniara lies about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lebutala, about 15 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 Kaniara
Nearest railway station Lebutala 15 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagda 34 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Kaniara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniara village had a population of 2,790. That makes it the 30th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Kaniara village has 1,448 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Kaniara is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniara covers 341.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaniara falls under Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaniara is Lebutala, about 15 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 Kaniara.

Kaniara is about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniara is in Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Lebutala is about 15 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 24 km away. Bagda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Jiala (9.7 km), Kulia (18 km) and Kurulia (18 km).

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

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