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About Kankushi Village

Kankushi is a mid sized village in Chaibasa tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 275 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankushi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankushi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chaibasa
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 275
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
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 Kankushi compares

By the 2011 count Kankushi is the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Kankushi

Kankushi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankushi 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. The nearest villages by name are Gunabasa, Gundipua, Harira and Kamarhatu. 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 Kankushi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankushi village had a population of 584. That makes it the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Kankushi village has 275 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankushi has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Kankushi covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kankushi notes the nearest railway station 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 Kankushi.

Kankushi is in Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 Kankushi today is likely to be higher.

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