About Kankar Village

Kankar is a large village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,890, made up of 2,031 males and 1,859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Kankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares)	267 hectares
Population	3,890
Male Population	2,031
Female Population	1,859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankar compares

By the 2011 count Kankar is the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kankar

Kankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kankar from other places

Kankar lies about 31 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 11 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 Kankar
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Naya Nagar	11 km
Nearest town	Rosera	12 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	31 km

Villages closest to Kankar

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

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Common questions about Kankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankar village had a population of 3,890. That makes it the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Kankar village has 2,031 males and 1,859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Kankar covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankar falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kankar is Naya Nagar, about 11 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 village for Kankar.

Kankar is about 31 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankar is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 8.1 km away. Naya Nagar is about 11 km away. Rosera is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.