About Kankrakuli Village

Kankrakuli is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 540 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankrakuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankrakuli village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Dhaniakhali
Pincode	712302
Area (hectares)	118.32 hectares
Population	1,075
Male Population	540
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankrakuli compares

By the 2011 count Kankrakuli is the 116th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 118.32 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kankrakuli

Kankrakuli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankrakuli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankrakuli from other places

Kankrakuli lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Sibaichandi, about 7.0 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 Kankrakuli
Tehsil headquarters	Dhaniakhali	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sibaichandi	7.0 km
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	9.0 km
District headquarters	Hugli	34 km

Villages closest to Kankrakuli

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

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Common questions about Kankrakuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankrakuli village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 116th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Kankrakuli village has 540 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankrakuli has about 991 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Kankrakuli is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankrakuli covers 118.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankrakuli falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kankrakuli is Sibaichandi, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kankrakuli is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankrakuli is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Dhaniakhali is about 3.5 km away. Sibaichandi is about 7.0 km away. Tarakeswar is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.