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About Kanktya Village

Kanktya is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,100, made up of 1,069 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanktya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanktya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721172
Area (hectares) 95.33 hectares
Population 2,100
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanktya compares

By the 2011 count Kanktya is the 36th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 95.33 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kanktya

Kanktya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanktya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamitta, Janu Basan, Jashomantapur and Kakdihi. 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 Kanktya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanktya village had a population of 2,100. That makes it the 36th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Kanktya village has 1,069 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanktya has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kanktya is 721172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanktya covers 95.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanktya falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanktya notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanktya.

Kanktya is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba 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 Kanktya today is likely to be higher.

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