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About Kanriyar Village

Kanriyar is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 412 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanriyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanriyar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 357.13 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 412
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanriyar compares

By the 2011 count Kanriyar is the 62nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 357.13 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kanriyar

Kanriyar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanriyar as Available within 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 Jaharhatu, Jajlang, Jhilinglahar and Jiudaru. 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 Kanriyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanriyar village had a population of 773. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Kanriyar village has 412 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanriyar has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kanriyar is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanriyar covers 357.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanriyar falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanriyar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kanriyar.

Kanriyar is in Jhalda II 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 Kanriyar today is likely to be higher.

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