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About Kunargaon Village

Kunargaon is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,003 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunargaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 306.75 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kunargaon is the 51st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 306.75 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kunargaon

Kunargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kunargaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunargaon from other places

Kunargaon lies about 37 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gunjaria, about 4.7 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 Kunargaon
Nearest railway station Gunjaria 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 9.0 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 37 km

Villages closest to Kunargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islampur 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 Kunargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunargaon village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 51st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Kunargaon village has 1,003 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunargaon has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kunargaon is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunargaon covers 306.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunargaon falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kunargaon is Gunjaria, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Kunargaon.

Kunargaon is about 37 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunargaon is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gunjaria is about 4.7 km away. Islampur is about 9.0 km away. Islāmpur is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundargaon (under 2 km), Kadigaon (under 2 km) and Amalijhari (under 2 km).

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

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