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About Kanchichak Village

Kanchichak is a mid sized village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 897 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721644, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchichak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721644
Area (hectares) 104.8 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 897
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Kanchichak compares

By the 2011 count Kanchichak is the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 104.8 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kanchichak

Kanchichak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchichak 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 Jaigir Chak, Janaberya, Janki Chak and Kalage Chhia. 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 Kanchichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchichak village had a population of 1,728. That makes it the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Kanchichak village has 897 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchichak has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kanchichak is 721644. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchichak covers 104.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanchichak falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanchichak 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 Kanchichak.

Kanchichak is in Moyna 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 Kanchichak today is likely to be higher.

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