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About Kankrajol Village

Kankrajol is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,183, made up of 588 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankrajol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankrajol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 104.96 hectares
Population 1,183
Male Population 588
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kankrajol compares

By the 2011 count Kankrajol is the 91st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 104.96 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kankrajol

The census records public bus service for Kankrajol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankrajol from other places

Kankrajol lies about 28 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dhaniakhali Halt, about 1.5 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 Kankrajol
Nearest railway station Dhaniakhali Halt 1.5 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 28 km

Villages closest to Kankrajol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankrajol village had a population of 1,183. That makes it the 91st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Kankrajol village has 588 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankrajol has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kankrajol is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankrajol covers 104.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankrajol falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kankrajol is Dhaniakhali Halt, about 1.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kankrajol.

Kankrajol is about 28 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankrajol is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Dhaniakhali Halt is about 1.5 km away. Tarakeswar is about 15 km away. Haripal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santipur (4.2 km), Alipur (7.8 km) and Ilipur (7.8 km).

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

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