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About Kankerlanka Village

Kankerlanka is a mid sized village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 523 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21566.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankerlanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankerlanka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 21566.01 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 523
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankerlanka compares

By the 2011 count Kankerlanka is the 18th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 21566.01 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kankerlanka

Kankerlanka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankerlanka as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kamaram, Kamrajpad, Kangaltong and Kanhaiguda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kankerlanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankerlanka village had a population of 977. That makes it the 18th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kankerlanka village has 523 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankerlanka has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kankerlanka is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankerlanka covers 21566.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankerlanka falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kankerlanka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kankerlanka is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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