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About Kankuria Village

Kankuria is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 258 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 22.57 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 258
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankuria compares

By the 2011 count Kankuria is the 105th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 22.57 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kankuria

Kankuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankuria 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalkeundi, Kalsigora, Kalyanpur and Kamalpur. 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 Kankuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankuria village had a population of 516. That makes it the 105th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kankuria village has 258 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankuria has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kankuria is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankuria covers 22.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kankuria falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Kankuria.

Kankuria is in Kharagpur I 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 Kankuria today is likely to be higher.

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