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About Kunchia Village

Kunchia is a large village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,162 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 880.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunchia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunchia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 880.42 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunchia compares

By the 2011 count Kunchia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 880.42 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kunchia

Kunchia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kunchia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Korpa, Kuilapal, Kukrudabar and Kumirdih. 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 Kunchia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunchia village had a population of 2,279. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kunchia village has 1,162 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunchia has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kunchia is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunchia covers 880.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunchia falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kunchia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kunchia.

Kunchia is in Bundwan 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 Kunchia today is likely to be higher.

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