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About Kanrgan Village

Kanrgan is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 195 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanrgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanrgan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 84.14 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 195
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanrgan compares

By the 2011 count Kanrgan is the 123rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 84.14 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kanrgan

Kanrgan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanrgan 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kajli, Kakhuria, Kamarda and Kanaidighi. 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 Kanrgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanrgan village had a population of 407. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Kanrgan village has 195 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanrgan has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Kanrgan covers 84.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kanrgan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kanrgan.

Kanrgan 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 Kanrgan today is likely to be higher.

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