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About Kankraj Village

Kankraj is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 767 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.48 hectares hectares.

Kankraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankraj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 430.48 hectares
Population 1,573
Male Population 767
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankraj compares

By the 2011 count Kankraj is the 39th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 430.48 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kankraj

Kankraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankraj as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kankraj from other places

Kankraj lies about 46 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, about 9.8 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 Kankraj
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 6.8 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 9.8 km
District headquarters Dhar 46 km

Villages closest to Kankraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankraj village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 39th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Kankraj village has 767 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankraj has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Kankraj covers 430.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankraj falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankraj is Barnagar, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kankraj.

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

Kankraj is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 6.8 km away. Badnāwar is about 6.8 km away. Barnagar is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchakwasa (2.4 km), Bamansuta (3.7 km) and Pitgara (3.7 km).

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

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