About Kanaidighi Village

Kanaidighi is one of the larger villages in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,783, made up of 4,518 males and 4,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaidighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaidighi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai III
Pincode	721444
Area (hectares)	874.93 hectares
Population	8,783
Male Population	4,518
Female Population	4,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanaidighi compares

By the 2011 count Kanaidighi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 874.93 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 945.

Getting to Kanaidighi

Kanaidighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanaidighi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jukibheri, Kadua, Kajli and Kakhuria. 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 Kanaidighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaidighi village had a population of 8,783. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Kanaidighi village has 4,518 males and 4,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaidighi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kanaidighi is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaidighi covers 874.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaidighi falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanaidighi.

Kanaidighi is in Contai III 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.