Skip to main content

About Kanksa Village

Kanksa is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 280 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanksa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 98.46 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 280
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanksa compares

By the 2011 count Kanksa is the 82nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 98.46 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kanksa

Kanksa 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 Kanksa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanksa from other places

Kanksa lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanksa
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 1.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Kanksa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I tehsil.

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 Kanksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanksa village had a population of 563. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kanksa village has 280 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanksa has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kanksa is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanksa covers 98.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanksa falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanksa is Gadadharpur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanksa.

Kanksa is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanksa is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 1.6 km away. Sainthia is about 8.7 km away. Mayureswar I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadadharpur (under 2 km), Dumra (under 2 km) and Paschim Ramcandrapur (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanksa today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.