Kankartala

Kankartala
Village
Kankartala Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°47′15″N87°11′58″E / 23.7874°N 87.1995°E / 23.7874; 87.1995
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,390
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	731125 (Kankartala)
Telephone/STD code	03462
Lok Sabha constituency	Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dubrajpur
Website	birbhum.nic.in

Kankartala is a village in Khoyrasol CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

8km
5miles

[

Ajay River

Z

Bakreshwar
River

Y

Mayurakshi
River

B

Tilpara
Barrage

R

Patharchapuri

R

Bakreshwar

R

Deucha

R

Bara Chaturi

R

Nakrakonda

R

Abinashpur

R

Hetampur

R

Purandarpur

R

Angar Garia

R

BTPP Township

R

Kankartala

R

Khoyrasol

R

Panrui

R

Chandrapur

R

Lokpur

R

Mohammad Bazar

M

Dubrajpur

M

Sainthia

M

Suri

CT

Rajnagar

CT

Ahmedpur

CT

Kalipur

CT

Karidhya

   

Cities and towns in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Barrage.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kankartala is part of Barrah gram panchayat. Khoyrasol, the CD block headquarters, and Dubrajpur, the nearest town, are 30 km away from Kankartala. Suri, the district headquarters, is 43 km away. ^[1]

Police station

Kankartala police station has jurisdiction over a part of Khoyrasol CD block. ^{[2] [3]}

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Kankartala had a total population of 3,390 of which 1,747 (52%) were males and 1,643 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 453. The total number of literates in Kankartala was 2,068 (70.41% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Post Office

Kankartala has a delivery branch post office, with PIN 731125, under Khoyrasol sub office and Suri head office. Khoyrasol sub office has the same PIN. Branch offices with the same PIN are Babuijore, Barhara, Bhadulia, Geruapahari, Hazratpur, Jahidpur, Kendragoria, Nabasan, Nakrakonda, Pursundi, Rasa and Sagarbhanga. ^[5]

References

1. "Indian Village Directory". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2008, Birbhum" (PDF). Table 2.1. Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
3. "Birbhum Police". Police Stations. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
5. "Birbhum Postal Zip Code Finder by Post Office". pincodezip.in. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.