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About Kanki Village

Kanki is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 810 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 107.64 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 810
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanki compares

By the 2011 count Kanki is the 71st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 107.64 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kanki

The census records public bus service for Kanki 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanki from other places

Kanki lies about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about under 2 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 Kanki
Nearest railway station Kanki under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 15 km

Villages closest to Kanki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar 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 Kanki

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanki village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 71st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kanki village has 810 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanki has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kanki is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanki covers 107.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanki falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanki is Kanki, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kanki.

Kanki is about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanki is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about under 2 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 14 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayanagar (under 2 km), Basatput (1.6 km) and Simulia (1.9 km).

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

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