The name Kankasha comes from the name of Sadgope king Kanka Sen Rai.Who fought in the Battlefield against Bakhtiar's commander Saiyad Bukhari.

[3] The Rarheswar Shiva temple in Arra, within Kanksa police station area, is an old one of the "nagara style " category.

The total number of literate persons in Kanksa was 17,992 (84.82% of the population over 6 years).

Among the civic amenities, it had 18 km roads, with both open and covered drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated source, hand pump.

Among the social, recreational, cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room.

[16] Kanksa High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1942.

[17] Kanksa Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls-only institution established in 1963.