About Kankote Village

Kankote is a mid sized village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 393 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankote village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Haveli
Pincode	185101
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	756
Male Population	393
Female Population	363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankote compares

By the 2011 count Kankote is the 41st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kankote

Kankote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankote as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kankote from other places

Kankote lies about 3.7 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 55 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 Kankote
District headquarters	Punch	3.7 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haveli	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	55 km

Villages closest to Kankote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankote village had a population of 756. That makes it the 41st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Kankote village has 393 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankote has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kankote is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankote covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankote falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kankote is Baramula, about 55 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 village for Kankote.

Kankote is about 3.7 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankote is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 3.7 km away. Pūnch is about 3.7 km away. Haveli is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.