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About Kahankia Village

Kahankia is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,391, made up of 1,236 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahankia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahankia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 249.97 hectares
Population 2,391
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahankia compares

By the 2011 count Kahankia is the 44th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 249.97 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kahankia

Kahankia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahankia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jaleshwar, Jamdani, Jaytara and Jhaudanga. 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 Kahankia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahankia village had a population of 2,391. That makes it the 44th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Kahankia village has 1,236 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahankia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kahankia is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahankia covers 249.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kahankia falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kahankia 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 village for Kahankia.

Kahankia is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Kahankia today is likely to be higher.

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