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About Kankradaha Village

Kankradaha is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,752, made up of 901 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankradaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankradaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 105.43 hectares
Population 1,752
Male Population 901
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kankradaha compares

By the 2011 count Kankradaha is the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 105.43 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kankradaha

Kankradaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankradaha as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankradaha from other places

Kankradaha lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 1.9 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 Kankradaha
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 1.9 km
Nearest town Canning 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Kankradaha

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

Common questions about Kankradaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankradaha village had a population of 1,752. That makes it the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Kankradaha village has 901 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankradaha has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kankradaha is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankradaha covers 105.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kankradaha falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kankradaha is Matla Halt, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kankradaha.

Kankradaha is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankradaha is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 1.9 km away. Canning is about 3.9 km away. Canning I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halapara (under 2 km), Mara Haldi (under 2 km) and Kumarsa Chak (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kankradaha today is likely to be higher.

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