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About Kanchanpur Jalpai Village

Kanchanpur Jalpai is a large village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,890, made up of 1,476 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Jalpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur Jalpai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721628
Area (hectares) 370.96 hectares
Population 2,890
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur Jalpai compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur Jalpai is the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 370.96 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kanchanpur Jalpai

Kanchanpur Jalpai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur Jalpai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur Jalpai from other places

Kanchanpur Jalpai lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 5.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanchanpur Jalpai
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 5.0 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 12 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur Jalpai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahisadal tehsil.

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 Kanchanpur Jalpai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur Jalpai village had a population of 2,890. That makes it the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Kanchanpur Jalpai village has 1,476 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur Jalpai has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur Jalpai is 721628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur Jalpai covers 370.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur Jalpai falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur Jalpai is Mahisadal, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Kanchanpur Jalpai.

Kanchanpur Jalpai is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur Jalpai is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 5.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 12 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchanpur (under 2 km), Ektarpur (2.6 km) and Bamunya (3.1 km).

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

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