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About Kankjal Pashchim Village

Kankjal Pashchim is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 631 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankjal Pashchim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankjal Pashchim village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 42.87 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 631
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankjal Pashchim compares

By the 2011 count Kankjal Pashchim is the 57th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 42.87 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kankjal Pashchim

Kankjal Pashchim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankjal Pashchim as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kankjal Pashchim from other places

Kankjal Pashchim lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 8.0 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 Kankjal Pashchim
Nearest railway station Barda 8.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Kankjal Pashchim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankjal Pashchim village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 57th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Kankjal Pashchim village has 631 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankjal Pashchim has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kankjal Pashchim is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankjal Pashchim covers 42.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kankjal Pashchim falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kankjal Pashchim is Barda, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kankjal Pashchim.

Kankjal Pashchim is about 30 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.

Kankjal Pashchim is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Barda is about 8.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.2 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankjal Purba (under 2 km), Chakloknath (under 2 km) and Dakshin Simulbaria (under 2 km).

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

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