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About Kanakhola Village

Kanakhola is a large village in Santipur tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,513, made up of 1,252 males and 1,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakhola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Santipur
Pincode 741404
Area (hectares) 488.14 hectares
Population 2,513
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanakhola compares

By the 2011 count Kanakhola is the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 488.14 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kanakhola

Kanakhola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanakhola as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobindapur, Harinadibhastsala, Haripur and Hijuli. 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 Kanakhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakhola village had a population of 2,513. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Kanakhola village has 1,252 males and 1,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakhola has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kanakhola is 741404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakhola covers 488.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakhola falls under Santipur tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanakhola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kanakhola is in Santipur tehsil of Nadia 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 Kanakhola today is likely to be higher.

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