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About Kankardehi Village

Kankardehi is a large village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,074 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.16 hectares hectares.

Kankardehi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankardehi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 189.16 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 1,074
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankardehi compares

By the 2011 count Kankardehi is the 11th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 189.16 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kankardehi

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

Kankardehi lies about 36 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 18 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 Kankardehi
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 18 km
Nearest town Sihorā 18 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Kankardehi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankardehi village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 11th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Kankardehi village has 1,074 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankardehi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Kankardehi covers 189.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankardehi falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankardehi is Gosalpur, about 18 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 Kankardehi.

Kankardehi is about 36 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankardehi is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 1.9 km away. Gosalpur is about 18 km away. Sihorā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipariya (1.6 km), Majauli (1.9 km) and Narila (2.6 km).

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

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