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About Kanchannagar Village

Kanchannagar is a small village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 77 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchannagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 80.65 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 77
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Kanchannagar compares

By the 2011 count Kanchannagar is the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 80.65 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kanchannagar

Kanchannagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchannagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Joykalla, Kaira, Kalapathar Alias Runujhunu and Kalipur. 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 Kanchannagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchannagar village had a population of 148. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Kanchannagar village has 77 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchannagar has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kanchannagar is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchannagar covers 80.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchannagar falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanchannagar 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 km distance for Kanchannagar.

Kanchannagar is in Puncha 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 Kanchannagar today is likely to be higher.

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