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About Konal Village

Konal is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,686, made up of 1,915 males and 1,771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 3,686
Male Population 1,915
Female Population 1,771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Konal compares

By the 2011 count Konal is the 16th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Konal

The census records public bus service for Konal as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Konal from other places

Konal lies about 9.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 2.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Konal
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 9.8 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 9.8 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 19 km

Villages closest to Konal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II tehsil.

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 Konal

As per the Census of India 2011, Konal village had a population of 3,686. That makes it the 16th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Konal village has 1,915 males and 1,771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Konal is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konal covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Konal falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Konal is Surja Kama, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Konal.

Konal is about 9.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konal is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 2.1 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 9.8 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidpur Babhantoli (under 2 km), Dehuti (under 2 km) and Sarjapur (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Konal today is likely to be higher.

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