About Kankatta Village

Kankatta is one of the larger villages in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,554, made up of 2,837 males and 2,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1211.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankatta village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Homnabad
Pincode	585353
Area (hectares)	1211.88 hectares
Population	5,554
Male Population	2,837
Female Population	2,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankatta compares

By the 2011 count Kankatta is the 9th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 1211.88 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kankatta

Kankatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankatta as Available within village. 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 Kankatta from other places

Kankatta lies about 46 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 8.4 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 Kankatta
Tehsil headquarters	Homnabad	7.7 km
Nearest town	Homnābād	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Humanabad	8.4 km
District headquarters	Bidar	46 km

Villages closest to Kankatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankatta village had a population of 5,554. That makes it the 9th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Kankatta village has 2,837 males and 2,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankatta has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kankatta is 585353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankatta covers 1211.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankatta falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kankatta is Humanabad, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankatta.

Kankatta is about 46 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankatta is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Homnabad is about 7.7 km away. Homnābād is about 7.7 km away. Humanabad is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.