Country India District Barddhaman ISO 3166 code IN-WB Area 8.66 km² Local time Friday 4:49 AM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman-Durgapur Population 23,789 (2011) | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 97% Humidity | ||
Kanksa is a census town in Kanksa CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located near Panagarh.
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Map of Kanksa, West Bengal
History
Kanksa is home to one of the oldest police stations in the area. In 1847, when Raniganj was constituted as a separate subdivision of Bardhaman district, it had three police stations under its jurisdiction - Raniganj, Kanksa and Neamatpur. The Shiva temple in Arra village within Kanksa police station area is an old one of the “rekh deul” category. There also is a suggestion that there possibly was an ancient city at this place.
Geography
Kanksa is located at 23°28′16″N 87°27′16″E.
The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
Gram panchayats under Kanksa Panchayat Samiti are: Bidbihar, Molandighi, Gopalpur, Bonkati, Tilakchandrapur, Kanksa and Amlajore.
Police station
Kanksa police station has jurisdiction over Kanksa CD Block. The area covered is 280 km2.In the police set up Kanksa PS is under the Subdivisional Police Officer of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Kanksa had a total population of 23,789 of which 12,406 (52%) were males and 11,383 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,577. The total number of literates in Kanksa was 17,992 (84.82% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
SH 14 passes through Kanksa. The Dubrajpur-Ilambazar sector of SH 14 is part of Panagarh–Morgram Highway.
Education
Kanksa has six primary, one secondary and two higher secondary schools.