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About Kankrijharna Village

Kankrijharna is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 184 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankrijharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankrijharna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 248.43 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 184
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankrijharna compares

By the 2011 count Kankrijharna is the 148th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 248.43 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kankrijharna

Kankrijharna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankrijharna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanimahuli, Kankatpal, Kanko and Kankrajhor. 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 Kankrijharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankrijharna village had a population of 358. That makes it the 148th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Kankrijharna village has 184 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankrijharna has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kankrijharna is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankrijharna covers 248.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankrijharna falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankrijharna 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kankrijharna.

Kankrijharna is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kankrijharna today is likely to be higher.

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