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About Kankur Gerya Village

Kankur Gerya is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 152 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankur Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankur Gerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 64.97 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 152
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankur Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Kankur Gerya is the 271st largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 64.97 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kankur Gerya

Kankur Gerya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankur Gerya as Available within 5 - 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 Kamargram, Kamia Chak, Kamnia Chak and Kanaisagar. 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 Kankur Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankur Gerya village had a population of 320. That makes it the 271st largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Kankur Gerya village has 152 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankur Gerya has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kankur Gerya is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankur Gerya covers 64.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankur Gerya falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kankur Gerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kankur Gerya.

Kankur Gerya is in Narayangarh 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 Kankur Gerya today is likely to be higher.

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