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About Kankra Village

Kankra is a large village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,205, made up of 1,656 males and 1,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 136.86 hectares
Population 3,205
Male Population 1,656
Female Population 1,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Kankra compares

By the 2011 count Kankra is the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 136.86 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kankra

The census records public bus service for Kankra 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 Kankra from other places

Kankra lies about 18 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kankra Mirzanagar, about under 2 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 Kankra
Nearest railway station Kankra Mirzanagar under 2 km
Nearest town Badūria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 18 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Kankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat II 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 Kankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankra village had a population of 3,205. That makes it the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Kankra village has 1,656 males and 1,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankra has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kankra is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankra covers 136.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kankra falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kankra is Kankra Mirzanagar, about under 2 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 Kankra.

Kankra is about 18 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankra is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kankra Mirzanagar is about under 2 km away. Badūria is about 11 km away. Basirhat II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzanagar (under 2 km), Karulia (2.2 km) and Gobila (3.8 km).

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

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