About Kankjol Village

Kankjol is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 333 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankjol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankjol village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	205 hectares
Population	689
Male Population	333
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankjol compares

By the 2011 count Kankjol is the 100th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kankjol

Kankjol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kankjol 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankjol from other places

Kankjol lies about 16 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 5.4 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 Kankjol
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	5.4 km
District headquarters	Pakur	16 km

Villages closest to Kankjol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankjol village had a population of 689. That makes it the 100th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kankjol village has 333 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankjol has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kankjol is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankjol covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankjol falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kankjol is Banshlai Bridge, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankjol.

Kankjol is about 16 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankjol is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 5.3 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 5.4 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.