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About Kankarya Village

Kankarya is a mid sized village in Chachaura tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 364 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Kankarya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankarya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Chachaura
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 364
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Kankarya compares

By the 2011 count Kankarya is the 62nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 704 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kankarya

Kankarya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankarya 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 Kankarya from other places

Kankarya lies about 56 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ramri, about 12 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 Kankarya
Nearest railway station Ramri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachaura 12 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 12 km
District headquarters Guna 56 km

Villages closest to Kankarya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankarya village had a population of 672. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 704 residents.

Kankarya village has 364 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankarya has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Kankarya covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankarya falls under Chachaura tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankarya is Ramri, about 12 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 Kankarya.

Kankarya is about 56 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankarya is in Chachaura tehsil of Guna district. Ramri is about 12 km away. Chachaura is about 12 km away. Chāchaura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisatpur (under 2 km), Barkhua (under 2 km) and Batawada (2.4 km).

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

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