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About Kanki Village

Kanki is a mid sized village in Kinwat tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 576 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kinwat
Pincode 431805
Area (hectares) 838 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 576
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanki compares

By the 2011 count Kanki is the 67th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents. Its 838 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kanki

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

Kanki lies about 124 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 13 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 Kanki
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kinwat 19 km
District headquarters Nanded 124 km

Villages closest to Kanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanki village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 67th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents.

Kanki village has 576 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanki has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kanki is 431805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanki covers 838 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanki falls under Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanki is Ambari(Deccan), about 13 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 <5 km distance for Kanki.

Kanki is about 124 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanki is in Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district. Ambari(Deccan) is about 13 km away. Kinwat is about 19 km away. Nanded is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakitanda (under 2 km), Dongargaon (under 2 km) and Jarur Tanda (1.9 km).

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

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