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రెవెన్యూ గ్రామం·Mayureswar - I బ్లాక్·బిర్బం

Kanksa

Mayureswar - I mandal
Pincode 731216
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Durga Puja

Kanksa observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

16 Oct

Temples near Kanksa

  • Panagarh Gurdwara West Bengal · 0.4 km
  • Radhamadhab temple · 1.7 km
  • Bishnu Damodar temple of Kongar family · 1.7 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Mayureswar - I mandal

The principal temple recorded for Mayureswar - I mandal is NANDIKESHWARI TEMPLE. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kanksa itself.

Durga Puja in West Bengal

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Kanksa is a small village in Mayureswar-I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 563 across 144 households. The village has a railway facility and a literacy rate of 62%.

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SHUBHENDU MANDAL
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LGD code
316517
Pincode
731216
Post office
Mallarpur
Population
563
Households
144
Literacy rate
62%
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000♂
Workers
232
Distance to district centre
59 km
Distance to mandal centre
67 km
Distance to Kolkata
135 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1152 km
Nearest railway station
Panagarh · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Repose Nursing Home · <1 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక

Kanksa ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే

By population, Kanksa ranks #82 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.0%
Same as the mandal average
Kanksa
62.0%
Mayureswar - I mandal
62.0%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,011
+50 vs mandal average
Kanksa
1,011
Mayureswar - I mandal
961
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kanksa
3.9
Mayureswar - I mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kanksa ఒక్క చూపులో

Kanksa పశ్చిమ బెంగాల్లోని బిర్బం జిల్లా, Mayureswar - I బ్లాక్లో 563 జనాభా 144 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Mayureswar - I బ్లాక్లోని 113 గ్రామాలలో 82వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 62%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 62%కి దాదాపు సమానం మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,011 మహిళలు. ఇది బిర్బం జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 59 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Mankar నుండి 11 కి.మీ, Panagarh రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 1 లోపు కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్‌కోడ్ 731216, Mallarpur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 316517. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Repose Nursing Home, <1 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ SHUBHENDU MANDAL; గ్రామం Mayureswar అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Dudh Kumar Mondal. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 664, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.

గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Bajitpur →

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గ్రామంజనాభాఅక్షరాస్యతదూరం
Kanksa · ఈ గ్రామం56362%—
Kanksa · Murshidabad Jiaganj2,60854%0 కి.మీ N
Dharala · Ausgram - II1,50069%2.9 కి.మీ SE
Mahalchandni · Kanksa34761%3 కి.మీ NW
Sonai · Ausgram - II3,18554%3.2 కి.మీ NE
Ijjatganj · Kanksa4,08576%3.4 కి.మీ NW
Naskarbandh · Galsi - I1,62070%3.7 కి.మీ S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanksa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
24
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
98.46
Irrigated area (ha)
85
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Kanksa

LGD code
316517
Pincode
731216
Post office
Mallarpur
Population (Census 2011)
563
Population (projected 2026)
664
Households
144
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1011
Literacy rate
62.0%
Coordinates
23.44942°N, 87.45584°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mayureswar
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dudh Kumar Mondal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SHUBHENDU MANDAL
Block / Mandal
Mayureswar - I
Nearest railway station
Panagarh (0.7 km)
చేరుకోవడం

Kanksa ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి

Mandal centre
Mayureswar - I · ≈ 67 km
≈ 2 h 17 min by car · 2 h 43 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h by car · 2 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,370 people
Mankar · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
  • Kolkata135 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1152 km
  • Delhi1173 km
  • Chennai1379 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
  • Railway stationPanagarh<1 km
  • Bus stopমুচিপাড়া12 km
  • Hospital / PHCRepose Nursing Home<1 km
  • ATM / bankICICI Bank14 km
  • Petrol pumpDamodar Automobiles27 km
  • CollegeB.C. Roy College of polytecnic14 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station30 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Panagarhunder 1 km
ఆరాధనా స్థలాలు · 5 కి.మీ లోపు

Temples & shrines near Kanksa

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Schools & colleges near Kanksa

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 📚Mitra Sangha Club LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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