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About Kancheshwar Village

Kancheshwar is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 277 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kancheshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kancheshwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 65.67 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 277
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kancheshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kancheshwar is the 109th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 65.67 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kancheshwar

Kancheshwar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kancheshwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kadua, Kajli, Kakhuria and Kamarda. 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 Kancheshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kancheshwar village had a population of 525. That makes it the 109th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Kancheshwar village has 277 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kancheshwar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Kancheshwar covers 65.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kancheshwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kancheshwar.

Kancheshwar 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.

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

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