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About Kankaria Village

Kankaria is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 815 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 903.08 hectares hectares.

Kankaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankaria village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 903.08 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 815
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankaria compares

By the 2011 count Kankaria is the 17th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 903.08 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kankaria

Kankaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kankaria from other places

Kankaria lies about 31 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 26 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 Kankaria
Nearest town Jirapur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 22 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 26 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 31 km

Villages closest to Kankaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankaria village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 17th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Kankaria village has 815 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankaria has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Kankaria covers 903.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankaria falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankaria is Udiyan Khedi, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kankaria.

Kankaria is about 31 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankaria is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 21 km away. Khilchipur is about 22 km away. Udiyan Khedi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri Gokul (2.3 km), Daryapur (2.7 km) and Sikandri (3.2 km).

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

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