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About Kanaka Bk Village

Kanaka Bk is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 795 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares.

Kanaka Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaka Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 795
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanaka Bk compares

By the 2011 count Kanaka Bk is the 46th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kanaka Bk

Kanaka Bk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanaka Bk as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kanaka Bk from other places

Kanaka Bk lies about 62 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 37 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 Kanaka Bk
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 22 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 37 km
District headquarters Buldana 62 km

Villages closest to Kanaka Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehkar 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 Kanaka Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaka Bk village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 46th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Kanaka Bk village has 795 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaka Bk has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Kanaka Bk covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaka Bk falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanaka Bk is Jaulka, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Kanaka Bk.

Kanaka Bk is about 62 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaka Bk is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 22 km away. Jaulka is about 37 km away. Buldana is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanaka Kh (under 2 km), Vishvi (2.2 km) and Warud (3.2 km).

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

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