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About Kankerwal Village

Kankerwal is a mid sized village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 479 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.8 hectares hectares.

Kankerwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankerwal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares) 349.8 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 479
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankerwal compares

By the 2011 count Kankerwal is the 81st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 349.8 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kankerwal

Kankerwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankerwal as Available within 10+ 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 Kankerwal from other places

Kankerwal lies about 39 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 16 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 Kankerwal
Nearest railway station Karanwas 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Narsinghgarh 17 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 39 km

Villages closest to Kankerwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankerwal village had a population of 935. That makes it the 81st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Kankerwal village has 479 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankerwal has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Kankerwal covers 349.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankerwal falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankerwal is Karanwas, about 16 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 village for Kankerwal.

Kankerwal is about 39 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankerwal is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Karanwas is about 16 km away. Narsinghgarh is about 17 km away. Rajgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadria Khedi (under 2 km), Bhagor (under 2 km) and Udpuria (under 2 km).

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

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