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About Kankot Village

Kankot is one of the larger villages in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,491, made up of 3,301 males and 3,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankot village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 885.87 hectares
Population 6,491
Male Population 3,301
Female Population 3,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankot compares

By the 2011 count Kankot is the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 885.87 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kankot

Kankot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kankot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jannagar, Jot Lachhmi, Joydeb Nagar and Kalutola. 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 Kankot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankot village had a population of 6,491. That makes it the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Kankot village has 3,301 males and 3,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankot has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kankot is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankot covers 885.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankot falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankot 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 10+ km distance for Kankot.

Kankot is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah 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 Kankot today is likely to be higher.

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