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About Kansra Village

Kansra is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 460 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 375.84 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 460
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kansra compares

By the 2011 count Kansra is the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 375.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kansra

Kansra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kansra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhalda, Jojuhatu, Joratanr and Kalma. 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 Kansra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansra village had a population of 936. That makes it the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Kansra village has 460 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansra has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kansra is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansra covers 375.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansra falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kansra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kansra.

Kansra is in Jhalda I 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 Kansra today is likely to be higher.

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