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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 73 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721455, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721455
Area (hectares) 17.81 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 73
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 203rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 17.81 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 5.0 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 Kanchanpur
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 5.0 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai I 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 Kanchanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 141. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 73 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 721455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 17.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Mahisadal, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 5.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 12 km away. Contai I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ektarpur (2.6 km), Dakshin Darua (6.3 km) and Badalpur (6.6 km).

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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