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About Kankher Village

Kankher is a mid sized village in Bina tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 300 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.06 hectares hectares.

Kankher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankher village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Bina
Area (hectares) 316.06 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 300
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kankher compares

By the 2011 count Kankher is the 78th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 316.06 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Kankher

Kankher is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankher as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankher from other places

Kankher lies about 68 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Agasod, about 2.8 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 Kankher
Nearest railway station Agasod 2.8 km
Nearest town Etāwa 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bina 10 km
District headquarters Sagar 68 km

Villages closest to Kankher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankher village had a population of 580. That makes it the 78th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kankher village has 300 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankher has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Kankher covers 316.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankher falls under Bina tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankher is Agasod, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankher.

Kankher is about 68 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankher is in Bina tehsil of Sagar district. Agasod is about 2.8 km away. Etāwa is about 8.3 km away. Bina is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Maliya (under 2 km) and Belai (1.9 km).

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

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