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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 182 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 57.02 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 182
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 159th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 57.02 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kala Chak, Kalagerya, Kaliara and Kalua. 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 Kanchanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 344. That makes it the 159th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 182 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 57.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanchanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kanchanpur is in Kharagpur II 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 Kanchanpur today is likely to be higher.

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