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About Kankasal Village

Kankasal is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 120 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankasal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankasal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 40.45 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 120
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankasal compares

By the 2011 count Kankasal is the 210th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 40.45 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kankasal

Kankasal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankasal as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanchantola, Kanchdiha, Kandarpapur and Kanikha. 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 Kankasal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankasal village had a population of 234. That makes it the 210th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Kankasal village has 120 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankasal has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kankasal is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankasal covers 40.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankasal falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankasal 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 km distance for Kankasal.

Kankasal is in Kharagpur 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 Kankasal today is likely to be higher.

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