Kanksa
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Kanksa কাঁকশা Kaksa |
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| Census Town | |
 Kanksa
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| Coordinates: 23°28′16″N 87°27′16″E / 23.471199°N 87.454495°ECoordinates: 23°28′16″N 87°27′16″E / 23.471199°N 87.454495°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 23,789 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Galsi |
| Website | bardhaman |
Kanksa is a census town in Kanksa CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located near Panagarh.
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.
Kanksa is located at 23°28′16″N 87°27′16″E / 23.471199°N 87.454495°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.
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.
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