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About Kankori Village

Kankori is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 885 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814.32 hectares hectares.

Kankori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankori village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 814.32 hectares
Population 1,705
Male Population 885
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankori compares

By the 2011 count Kankori is the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 814.32 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kankori

Kankori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankori as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankori from other places

Kankori lies about 82 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Muthani, about 9.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kankori
Nearest town Bhabhua 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Muthani 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 82 km

Villages closest to Kankori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kankori

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankori village had a population of 1,705. That makes it the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Kankori village has 885 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankori has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Kankori covers 814.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankori falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kankori is Muthani, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankori.

Kankori is about 82 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankori is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bhabhua is about 3.9 km away. Muthani is about 9.3 km away. Gangapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gavli Shivra (5.0 km), Shivrai (5.0 km) and Narayanpur (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kankori today is likely to be higher.

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