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Welcome To The West Bengal Village Where English Language Is A Family Affair!
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BEAUTI BHALLA
Contact: 79****1060
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- LGD code
- 316696
- Pincode
- 731234
- Post office
- Sainthia
- Population
- 679
- Households
- 165
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 336
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanchana compares
By population, Kanchana ranks #66 of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
−2.7% vs mandal average
- Kanchana
- 59.8%
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 62.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
−7 vs mandal average
- Kanchana
- 946
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Kanchana
- 4.1
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanchana at a glance
Kanchana is a village of 679 people in 165 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 66th-largest of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II block. Literacy is 60%, 3 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 316696. The sarpanch is BEAUTI BHALLA, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 801 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchana · this village | 679 | 60% | — |
| Basudebpur · Mayureswar - II | 2,865 | 59% | — |
| Bara Kalikapur · Mayureswar - II | 1,300 | 59% | — |
| Serunia · Mayureswar - II | 1,254 | 56% | — |
| Uchpur · Mayureswar - II | 1,171 | 49% | — |
| Madhaipur · Mayureswar - II | 1,162 | 67% | — |
| Teratari · Mayureswar - II | 1,089 | 81% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanchana
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 74.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 38.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanchana
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanchana
- LGD code
- 316696
- Pincode
- 731234
- Post office
- Sainthia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 679
- Population (projected 2026)
- 801
- Households
- 165
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BEAUTI BHALLA
- Block / Mandal
- Mayureswar - II
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731234
- AmuaSainthia mandal4,398 pop
- MatpalshaSainthia mandal3,756 pop
- Uttar SijaSainthia mandal3,181 pop
- RangaipurSainthia mandal2,965 pop
- NanubazarSainthia mandal2,554 pop
- HarpalsaSainthia mandal2,403 pop
- MahishdahariSainthia mandal2,320 pop
- Paschim NaoaparaSainthia mandal2,288 pop
- PaharpurSainthia mandal2,247 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)