About Kankurkhana Village

Kankurkhana is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 376 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721653, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankurkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankurkhana village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Tamluk
Pincode	721653
Area (hectares)	96.2 hectares
Population	748
Male Population	376
Female Population	372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kankurkhana compares

By the 2011 count Kankurkhana is the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 96.2 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kankurkhana

Kankurkhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankurkhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankurkhana from other places

Kankurkhana lies about 44 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kankurkhana
Nearest railway station	Basuldanga	6.7 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tamluk	31 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	44 km

Villages closest to Kankurkhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamluk tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Kankurkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankurkhana village had a population of 748. That makes it the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Kankurkhana village has 376 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankurkhana has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kankurkhana is 721653. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankurkhana covers 96.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankurkhana falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kankurkhana is Basuldanga, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kankurkhana.

Kankurkhana is about 44 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankurkhana is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basuldanga is about 6.7 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.8 km away. Tamluk is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.