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Kankuria

Polba - Dadpur mandal
Pincode 712305
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Durga Puja

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

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Temple in Polba - Dadpur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Polba - Dadpur mandal is Jyotrameswarpur Biswabandhu Sebashram. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kankuria 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.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Hooghly
PC 28
→VS
Saptagram
AC 193
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANJAN SINGHARAY
Contact: 96****0084
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LGD code
325253
Pincode
712305
Post office
Puinan
Population
1,225
Households
260
Literacy rate
72.4%
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000♂
Workers
535
Census 2011 · in context

How Kankuria compares

By population, Kankuria ranks #81 of 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.4%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Kankuria72.4%
Polba - Dadpur mandal67.7%
Hooghly district73.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,042
+70 vs mandal average
Kankuria1,042
Polba - Dadpur mandal972
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Kankuria4.7
Polba - Dadpur mandal4.2

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

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Kankuria at a glance

Kankuria is a village of 1,225 people in 260 households (Census 2011) in Polba - Dadpur block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 81st-largest of 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur block. Literacy is 72%, 5 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,042 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 712305, served by Puinan post office; the LGD village code is 325253. The sarpanch is ANJAN SINGHARAY, and the village votes in Saptagram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Swaraj Ghosh. The population is estimated at 1,444 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kankuria · this village1,22572%—
Hasnan · Polba - Dadpur2,89769%—
Alipur · Polba - Dadpur2,84966%—
Paschim Sikta · Polba - Dadpur2,20462%—
Kagnan · Polba - Dadpur1,78356%—
Makhalpur · Polba - Dadpur1,72266%—
Ghatampur · Polba - Dadpur1,71762%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kankuria

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
20
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
111.93
Irrigated area (ha)
75.67
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Kankuria

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kankuria

LGD code
325253
Pincode
712305
Post office
Puinan
Population (Census 2011)
1,225
Population (projected 2026)
1,444
Households
260
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1042
Literacy rate
72.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Saptagram
Member of Parliament
Rachana Banerjee
Member of Legislative Assembly
Swaraj Ghosh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANJAN SINGHARAY
Block / Mandal
Polba - Dadpur
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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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