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About Kushangra Village

Kushangra is a large village in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,827, made up of 1,951 males and 1,876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushangra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Minakhan
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 392.55 hectares
Population 3,827
Male Population 1,951
Female Population 1,876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kushangra compares

By the 2011 count Kushangra is the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 392.55 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kushangra

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

Kushangra lies about 34 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jagaddal, about 7.5 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 Kushangra
Nearest railway station Jagaddal 7.5 km
Nearest town Bhātpāra 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Minakhan 34 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Kushangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushangra village had a population of 3,827. That makes it the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Kushangra village has 1,951 males and 1,876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushangra has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kushangra is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushangra covers 392.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kushangra falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kushangra is Jagaddal, about 7.5 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 Kushangra.

Kushangra 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.

Kushangra is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Jagaddal is about 7.5 km away. Bhātpāra is about 8.1 km away. Minakhan 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 Hatbhanga (5.0 km), Gar (10.0 km) and Kachurhula (14 km).

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

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