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About Kankata Village

Kankata is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 405 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722154
Area (hectares) 186.75 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 405
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankata compares

By the 2011 count Kankata is the 51st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 186.75 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 958.

Getting to Kankata

Kankata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankata 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jiakanali, Jitpur, Kadam Beria and Kadra. 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 Kankata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankata village had a population of 766. That makes it the 51st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Kankata village has 405 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankata has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kankata is 722154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankata covers 186.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankata falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kankata.

Kankata is in Khatra 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 Kankata today is likely to be higher.

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