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About Kanja Gerya Village

Kanja Gerya is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 232 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanja Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanja Gerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 55.06 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 232
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanja Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Kanja Gerya is the 234th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 55.06 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kanja Gerya

Kanja Gerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanja Gerya as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanak Pat, Kanashol, Kanch Gerya and Kanchan Tala. 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 Kanja Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanja Gerya village had a population of 470. That makes it the 234th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Kanja Gerya village has 232 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanja Gerya has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kanja Gerya is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanja Gerya covers 55.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanja Gerya falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanja Gerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanja Gerya.

Kanja Gerya is in Keshpur 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 Kanja Gerya today is likely to be higher.

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