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About Kankjal Purba Village

Kankjal Purba 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 931, made up of 458 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankjal Purba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankjal Purba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 53.44 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 458
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankjal Purba compares

By the 2011 count Kankjal Purba is the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 53.44 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kankjal Purba

Kankjal Purba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankjal Purba 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankjal Purba from other places

Kankjal Purba lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Purba
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Kankjal Purba

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 Purba

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankjal Purba village had a population of 931. That makes it the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Kankjal Purba village has 458 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankjal Purba has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kankjal Purba is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankjal Purba covers 53.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kankjal Purba notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kankjal Purba 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.

Kankjal Purba is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 7.6 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 29 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Pashchim Gobindapur (under 2 km), Chakloknath (under 2 km) and Kankjal Pashchim (under 2 km).

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

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