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About Kanki Village

Kanki is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 338 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 163.82 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 338
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanki compares

By the 2011 count Kanki is the 114th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 163.82 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kanki

Kanki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanki 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kallaiberia, Kalpathar, Kamalpur and Kamarkuli. 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 Kanki

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanki village had a population of 692. That makes it the 114th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Kanki village has 338 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanki has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kanki is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanki covers 163.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanki falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

Kanki is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura 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 Kanki today is likely to be higher.

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