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About Kankada Village

Kankada is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 688 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1270 hectares hectares.

Kankada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 1270 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 688
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankada compares

By the 2011 count Kankada is the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 1270 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kankada

Kankada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kankada from other places

Kankada lies about 28 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Rayser Jagir, about 13 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 Kankada
Nearest railway station Rayser Jagir 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 28 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 28 km

Villages closest to Kankada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankada village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Kankada village has 688 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankada has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Kankada covers 1270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankada falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankada is Rayser Jagir, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Kankada.

Kankada is about 28 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankada is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Rayser Jagir is about 13 km away. Shadhora is about 28 km away. Ashoknagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisore (under 2 km), Gyanpur (2.3 km) and Bhugawali (3.7 km).

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

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