Kankuria

Kankuria
Census Town
Kankuria
Location in West Bengal, India
Kankuria
Kankuria (India)
Coordinates: 24°39′29″N 87°58′46″E / 24.658°N 87.97943°E / 24.658; 87.97943Coordinates: 24°39′29″N 87°58′46″E / 24.658°N 87.97943°E / 24.658; 87.97943
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Population (2011)
 • Total 36,925
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 742,202 (Kankuria)
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Maldaha Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency Samserganj
Website wb.gov.in

Kankuria is a census town in Samserganj CD Block in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Kankuria had a total population of 36,925, of which 18,157 (49%) were males and 18,768 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 7,430. The total number of literates in Kankuria was 15,640 (53.03% of the population over 6 years). [1]

As of 2001 India census,[2] Kankuria had a population of 27,372. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kankuria has an average literacy rate of 31%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 39%, and female literacy is 23%. In Kankuria, 23% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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