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About Kankeshwar Village

Kankeshwar is a small village in Alibag tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 11 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Kankeshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankeshwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Alibag
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 11
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankeshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kankeshwar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1008.

Getting to Kankeshwar

Kankeshwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankeshwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kachali, Kaloshi, Kalwad and Kamarle. 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 Kankeshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankeshwar village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Kankeshwar village has 11 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankeshwar has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Kankeshwar covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankeshwar falls under Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kankeshwar.

Kankeshwar is in Alibag tehsil of Raigarh 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 Kankeshwar today is likely to be higher.

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