About Kankari Village

Kankari is one of the larger villages in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,117, made up of 2,656 males and 2,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822101
Area (hectares)	435 hectares
Population	5,117
Male Population	2,656
Female Population	2,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankari compares

By the 2011 count Kankari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kankari

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

How far is Kankari from other places

Kankari lies about 49 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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 Kankari
Nearest railway station	Giridih	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	33 km
District headquarters	Palamu	49 km

Villages closest to Kankari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankari village had a population of 5,117. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kankari village has 2,656 males and 2,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankari has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kankari is 822101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankari covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankari falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kankari is Giridih, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kankari.

Kankari is about 49 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankari is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Giridih is about 18 km away. Chainpur is about 33 km away. Palamu is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.