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About Kankana Village

Kankana is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 693 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 362225
Area (hectares) 483.55 hectares
Population 1,335
Male Population 693
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankana compares

By the 2011 count Kankana is the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 483.55 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kankana

Kankana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankana 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. The nearest villages by name are Hantarpur, Husenabad, Jamvali and Juthal. 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 Kankana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankana village had a population of 1,335. That makes it the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Kankana village has 693 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankana has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kankana is 362225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankana covers 483.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankana falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Kankana notes the nearest railway station 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 Kankana.

Kankana is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh 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 Kankana today is likely to be higher.

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