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About Kankura Village

Kankura is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 754 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 61.93 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 754
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankura compares

By the 2011 count Kankura is the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 61.93 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kankura

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

How far is Kankura from other places

Kankura lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Kankura
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 6.7 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Kankura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Kankura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankura village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Kankura village has 754 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankura has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kankura is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankura covers 61.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kankura falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

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

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

Kankura is about 21 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.

Kankura is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 6.7 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.8 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathnagar (under 2 km), Matra (under 2 km) and Bhogpunji (under 2 km).

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

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