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About Kankebar Village

Kankebar is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 611 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankebar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankebar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 829134
Area (hectares) 311.44 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 611
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kankebar compares

By the 2011 count Kankebar is the 16th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents. Its 311.44 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kankebar

Kankebar 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 Kankebar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankebar from other places

Kankebar lies about 4.0 km from Rāmgarh, and the nearest railway station is Ramgarh, about 2.7 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 Kankebar
Nearest railway station Ramgarh 2.7 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 4.0 km

Villages closest to Kankebar

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

Common questions about Kankebar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankebar village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 16th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents.

Kankebar village has 611 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankebar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kankebar is 829134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankebar covers 311.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankebar falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kankebar is Ramgarh, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kankebar.

Kankebar is about 4.0 km from Rāmgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankebar is in Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district. Ramgarh is about 2.7 km away. Rāmgarh is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muram Kalan (under 2 km), Jatahadih Alias Gosa (1.7 km) and Burha Khukra (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kankebar today is likely to be higher.

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