About Kankri Village

Kankri is a mid sized village in Singhia tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 665 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Singhia
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	1,256
Male Population	665
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankri compares

By the 2011 count Kankri is the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kankri

Kankri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kankri from other places

Kankri 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 Kankri
Nearest railway station	Naya Nagar	11 km
Nearest town	Rosera	12 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Singhia	34 km

Villages closest to Kankri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singhia 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 Kankri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankri village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 37th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents.

Kankri village has 665 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankri has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Kankri is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankri covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankri falls under Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kankri 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankri.

Kankri 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.

Kankri is in Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district. Naya Nagar is about 11 km away. Rosera is about 12 km away. Samastipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.