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About Kanke Kalan Village

Kanke Kalan is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,276, made up of 1,179 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanke Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanke Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 2,276
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanke Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kanke Kalan is the 11th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kanke Kalan

Kanke Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanke Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Juimaran Pathra, Kaireadih Khurd, Kalapahar and Kanaudi. 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 Kanke Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanke Kalan village had a population of 2,276. That makes it the 11th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Kanke Kalan village has 1,179 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanke Kalan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kanke Kalan is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanke Kalan covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanke Kalan falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kanke Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanke Kalan.

Kanke Kalan is in Patan tehsil of Palamu 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 Kanke Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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