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About Kankaria Village

Kankaria is a large village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,633, made up of 2,431 males and 2,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 188.52 hectares
Population 4,633
Male Population 2,431
Female Population 2,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Kankaria compares

By the 2011 count Kankaria is the 8th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 188.52 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kankaria

The census records public bus service for Kankaria 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. The nearest villages by name are Hasampur, Jagadanandabati, Jarur and Jethia. 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 Kankaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankaria village had a population of 4,633. That makes it the 8th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Kankaria village has 2,431 males and 2,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankaria has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kankaria is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankaria covers 188.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kankaria falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankaria notes the nearest railway station 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 Kankaria.

Kankaria is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Kankaria today is likely to be higher.

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