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About Kechanda Village

Kechanda is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 106 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kechanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kechanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721514
Area (hectares) 76.15 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 106
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kechanda compares

By the 2011 count Kechanda is the 272nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 76.15 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kechanda

The census records public bus service for Kechanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kasha Phalya, Kashi Toria, Kashia and Katchara Damodarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kechanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kechanda village had a population of 202. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Kechanda village has 106 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kechanda has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kechanda is 721514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kechanda covers 76.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kechanda falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kechanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kechanda.

Kechanda is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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