About Kanki Village

Kanki is a large village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,174, made up of 2,109 males and 2,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.14 hectares hectares.

Kanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanki village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Lalbarra
Area (hectares)	931.14 hectares
Population	4,174
Male Population	2,109
Female Population	2,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanki compares

By the 2011 count Kanki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 931.14 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kanki

Kanki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanki 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanki from other places

Kanki lies about 5.2 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Garra, about 4.8 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 Kanki
Nearest railway station	Garra	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalbarra	5.2 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	5.2 km
Nearest town	Bālāghāt	5.2 km

Villages closest to Kanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanki village had a population of 4,174. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Kanki village has 2,109 males and 2,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanki has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Kanki covers 931.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanki falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanki is Garra, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanki.

Kanki is about 5.2 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanki is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Garra is about 4.8 km away. Lalbarra is about 5.2 km away. Balaghat is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.