About Kanko Village

Kanko is a large village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,291 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Chandwara
Pincode	825409
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	2,426
Male Population	1,291
Female Population	1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanko compares

By the 2011 count Kanko is the 9th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 7.7 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 4.7 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	Pipradih	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwara	6.0 km
District headquarters	Kodarma	7.7 km
Nearest town	Jhumri Telaiya	7.7 km

Villages closest to Kanko

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandwara 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 2,426. That makes it the 9th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Kanko village has 1,291 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanko has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kanko is 825409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanko covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanko falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanko is Pipradih, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanko.

Kanko is about 7.7 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanko is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Pipradih is about 4.7 km away. Chandwara is about 6.0 km away. Kodarma is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.