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About Kana Village

Kana is a large village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,221, made up of 1,147 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 710.23 hectares
Population 2,221
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Kana compares

By the 2011 count Kana is the 14th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 710.23 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kana

Kana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kana 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. The nearest villages by name are Jashudi, Jorka, Jugidi Kashidi and Juradih. 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 Kana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kana village had a population of 2,221. That makes it the 14th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Kana village has 1,147 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kana has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kana is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kana covers 710.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kana falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kana 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 - 10 km distance for Kana.

Kana is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kana today is likely to be higher.

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