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About Kankra Village

Kankra is a small village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 158 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares.

Kankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 733 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 158
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
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 Kankra compares

By the 2011 count Kankra is the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 914.

Getting to Kankra

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

Kankra lies about 37 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Durgapuri, about 33 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 Kankra
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 21 km
Nearest railway station Durgapuri 33 km
District headquarters Sheopur 37 km

Villages closest to Kankra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankra village had a population of 285. That makes it the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Kankra village has 158 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankra has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Kankra covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankra falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankra is Durgapuri, about 33 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 Kankra.

Kankra is about 37 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankra is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 21 km away. Durgapuri is about 33 km away. Sheopur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitara (under 2 km), Bargawan (under 2 km) and Madanpur (3.4 km).

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

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