About Kankala Village

Kankala is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,604, made up of 808 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Akkalkuwa
Pincode	425415
Area (hectares)	318.16 hectares
Population	1,604
Male Population	808
Female Population	796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankala compares

By the 2011 count Kankala is the 40th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 318.16 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kankala

Kankala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kankala from other places

Kankala lies about 37 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, 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 Kankala
Tehsil headquarters	Akkalkuwa	6.6 km
Nearest town	Taloda	22 km
Nearest railway station	Dhekvad	33 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	37 km

Villages closest to Kankala

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

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Common questions about Kankala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankala village had a population of 1,604. That makes it the 40th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Kankala village has 808 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankala has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kankala is 425415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankala covers 318.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankala falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kankala is Dhekvad, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kankala.

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

Kankala is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 6.6 km away. Taloda is about 22 km away. Dhekvad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.