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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a small village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 153 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 72.44 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 153
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 72.44 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 963.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jalika, Jambad, Jhupra and Kalakata. 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 Kanchanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 274. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 153 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 72.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanchanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is in Purulia 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 Kanchanpur today is likely to be higher.

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