About Kanchra Gerya Village

Kanchra Gerya is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 557 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchra Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchra Gerya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721401
Area (hectares)	72.07 hectares
Population	1,073
Male Population	557
Female Population	516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchra Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Kanchra Gerya is the 48th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 72.07 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kanchra Gerya

Kanchra Gerya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchra Gerya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Junbani, Kachua, Kaitalia and Kamarput. 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.

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Common questions about Kanchra Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchra Gerya village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 48th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Kanchra Gerya village has 557 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchra Gerya has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kanchra Gerya is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchra Gerya covers 72.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kanchra 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 village for Kanchra Gerya.

Kanchra Gerya is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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.