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About Kankavati Village

Kankavati is a large village in Dhrangadhra tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,714, made up of 2,440 males and 2,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2641.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankavati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankavati village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Dhrangadhra
Pincode 363310
Area (hectares) 2641.2 hectares
Population 4,714
Male Population 2,440
Female Population 2,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankavati compares

By the 2011 count Kankavati is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents. Its 2641.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kankavati

Kankavati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankavati 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankavati from other places

Kankavati lies about 48 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Chuli, about 7.5 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 Kankavati
Nearest railway station Chuli 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhrangadhra 14 km
Nearest town Dhrāngadhra 14 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 48 km

Villages closest to Kankavati

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

Common questions about Kankavati

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankavati village had a population of 4,714. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents.

Kankavati village has 2,440 males and 2,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankavati has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kankavati is 363310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankavati covers 2641.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankavati falls under Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kankavati is Chuli, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance for Kankavati.

Kankavati is about 48 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankavati is in Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district. Chuli is about 7.5 km away. Dhrangadhra is about 14 km away. Dhrāngadhra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuda (7.6 km), Narali (7.9 km) and Virendragadh (9.3 km).

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

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