About Kankata Village

Kankata is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 417 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Rahe
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	230 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	417
Female Population	400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankata compares

By the 2011 count Kankata is the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kankata

Kankata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kankata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kankata from other places

Kankata lies about 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 10 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 Kankata
Tehsil headquarters	Rahe	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jonha	10 km
Nearest town	Būndu	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	29 km

Villages closest to Kankata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankata village had a population of 817. That makes it the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kankata village has 417 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankata has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kankata is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankata covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankata falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kankata is Jonha, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Kankata.

Kankata is about 29 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankata is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 6.5 km away. Jonha is about 10 km away. Būndu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.