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About Kandarpapur Village

Kandarpapur 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 651, made up of 334 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandarpapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandarpapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 62.62 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 334
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Kandarpapur compares

By the 2011 count Kandarpapur is the 100th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 62.62 hectares work out to about 10 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 Kandarpapur

Kandarpapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandarpapur 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 Kamarput, Kanchanpur, Kanchra Gerya and Kanchuri. 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 Kandarpapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandarpapur village had a population of 651. That makes it the 100th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Kandarpapur village has 334 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandarpapur has about 949 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 Kandarpapur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandarpapur covers 62.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kandarpapur 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 Kandarpapur.

Kandarpapur 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.

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

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