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About Kanango Chak Village

Kanango Chak is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 857 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721646, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanango Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanango Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721646
Area (hectares) 148.52 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 857
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanango Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kanango Chak is the 46th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 148.52 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kanango Chak

Kanango Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanango Chak as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanango Chak from other places

Kanango Chak lies about 11 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about under 2 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 Kanango Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram I 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Kanango Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram I 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 Kanango Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanango Chak village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 46th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Kanango Chak village has 857 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanango Chak has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kanango Chak is 721646. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanango Chak covers 148.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanango Chak falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanango Chak is Henria, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanango Chak.

Kanango Chak is about 11 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanango Chak is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Nandigram I is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manu Chak (under 2 km), Mirza Chak (under 2 km) and Naya Chak (under 2 km).

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

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