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About Kankora Village

Kankora is a large village in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,381, made up of 1,218 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Mangolkote
Pincode 713147
Area (hectares) 454.3 hectares
Population 2,381
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankora compares

By the 2011 count Kankora is the 38th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 454.3 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kankora

Kankora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankora as Available within 10+ 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 Jhilu, Kaichar, Kalaipara and Kalyanpur. 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 Kankora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankora village had a population of 2,381. That makes it the 38th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Kankora village has 1,218 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankora has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kankora is 713147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankora covers 454.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankora falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankora notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kankora.

Kankora is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Kankora today is likely to be higher.

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