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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,928, made up of 1,004 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 134.65 hectares
Population 1,928
Male Population 1,004
Female Population 924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 134.65 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur 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
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 7.6 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 12 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 1,928. That makes it the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 1,004 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 134.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur 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 is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 5.0 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 7.6 km away. Monoharpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (4.2 km), Terapara Jalpai (5.2 km) and Karak (5.3 km).

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

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