About Kankole Village

Kankole is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,665, made up of 5,048 males and 5,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1677 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankole village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670307
Area (hectares)	1677 hectares
Population	10,665
Male Population	5,048
Female Population	5,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankole compares

By the 2011 count Kankole is the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 1677 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kankole

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

Kankole lies about 35 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Trikaripur, about 5.5 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 Kankole
Nearest railway station	Trikaripur	5.5 km
Nearest town	Payyanur	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	19 km
District headquarters	Kannur	35 km

Villages closest to Kankole

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankole village had a population of 10,665. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Kankole village has 5,048 males and 5,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankole has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kankole is 670307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankole covers 1677 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankole falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kankole is Trikaripur, about 5.5 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 village for Kankole.

Kankole is about 35 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankole is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Trikaripur is about 5.5 km away. Payyanur is about 7.2 km away. Taliparamba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.