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About Kankurkunda Village

Kankurkunda is a small village in Salanpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 120 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713373, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankurkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankurkunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Salanpur
Pincode 713373
Area (hectares) 44.43 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 120
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kankurkunda compares

By the 2011 count Kankurkunda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 44.43 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kankurkunda

Kankurkunda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kankurkunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jitpur, Kaladabar, Kalipathar and Kalisanko. 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 Kankurkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankurkunda village had a population of 229. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Kankurkunda village has 120 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankurkunda has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kankurkunda is 713373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankurkunda covers 44.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankurkunda falls under Salanpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankurkunda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kankurkunda.

Kankurkunda is in Salanpur 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 Kankurkunda today is likely to be higher.

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