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About Kankarchhuri Village

Kankarchhuri is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 146 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankarchhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankarchhuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 146
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankarchhuri compares

By the 2011 count Kankarchhuri is the 159th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kankarchhuri

Kankarchhuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankarchhuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kagala, Kajhua Alias Ghoskodi, Kaladabar and Kalyanpur. 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 Kankarchhuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankarchhuri village had a population of 288. That makes it the 159th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Kankarchhuri village has 146 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankarchhuri has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kankarchhuri is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankarchhuri covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankarchhuri falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kankarchhuri.

Kankarchhuri is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad 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 Kankarchhuri today is likely to be higher.

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