About Kanko Village

Kanko is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 901 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Kanko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	1,704
Male Population	901
Female Population	803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanko compares

By the 2011 count Kanko is the 45th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kanko

Kanko is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanko as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanko from other places

Kanko lies about 13 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Nichitpur, about 3.2 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 Kanko
Nearest railway station	Nichitpur	3.2 km
Nearest town	Kātrās	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baghmara Cum Katras	13 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	13 km

Villages closest to Kanko

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Kanko

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanko village had a population of 1,704. That makes it the 45th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Kanko village has 901 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanko has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Kanko covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanko falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanko is Nichitpur, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kanko is about 13 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanko is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Nichitpur is about 3.2 km away. Kātrās is about 5.5 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.