Kanksa (community development block)
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Kanksa কাঁকশা |
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| Community development block সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক |
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 Kanksa
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| Coordinates: 23°28′16″N 87°27′16″E / 23.47111°N 87.45444°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Assembly constituency | Galsi, Durgapur Purba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.89 sq mi (279.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 178,125 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (640/km2) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| PIN | 713148 (Panagarh Bazar) 713172 (Trilokchandpur) |
| Telephone/STD code | 0343 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-37,WB-38,WB-41,WB-42,WB-44 |
| Literacy Rate | 76.34 per cent |
| Website | http://bardhaman.gov.in/ |
Kanksa is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kanksa is located at 23°28′16″N 87°27′16″E / 23.471199°N 87.454495°E.
Kanksa CD Block is part of the Kanksa Ketugram plain, which lies along the Ajay. The river forms a boundary with Birbhum district on the north for a long stretch and then flows through district.The uneven laterite territory found in the western part of Bardhaman district extends up to Ausgram and then the alluvial flood plains commence. The entire Durgapur-Kanksa-Faridpur-Ausgram area was densely forested even in more recent times. The influx of refugees from East Pakistan and their rehabilitation in the area, and irrigation facilities extended by Damodar Valley Corporation led to destruction of much of the forests in the area, but some still remain.
Kanksa CD Block is bounded by Ilambazar CD Block, in Birbhum district, on the north, Ausgram II and Galsi II CD Blocks on the east, Barjora and Sonamukhi CD Blocks, in Bankura district, on the south and Faridpur Durgapur CD Block on the west.
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