About Kanki Village

Kanki is a mid sized village in Chaibasa tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 477 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chaibasa
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	270.94 hectares
Population	951
Male Population	477
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanki compares

By the 2011 count Kanki is the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 270.94 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Kanki

Kanki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanki as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanki from other places

Kanki lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 7.3 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 Kanki
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	7.3 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	8.7 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	24 km

Villages closest to Kanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanki village had a population of 951. That makes it the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Kanki village has 477 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanki has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Kanki is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanki covers 270.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanki falls under Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanki is Chaibasa, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanki.

Kanki is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanki is in Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chaibasa is about 7.3 km away. Chāībāsa is about 8.7 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.