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About Kankalamal Village

Kankalamal is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 896 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.8 hectares hectares.

Kankalamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankalamal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 796.8 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 896
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankalamal compares

By the 2011 count Kankalamal is the 35th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 796.8 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kankalamal

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

Kankalamal lies about 40 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, 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 Kankalamal
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 9.9 km
Nearest town Taloda 26 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 37 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 40 km

Villages closest to Kankalamal

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.

Common questions about Kankalamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankalamal village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 35th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Kankalamal village has 896 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankalamal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Kankalamal covers 796.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankalamal falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kankalamal is Dhekvad, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kankalamal.

Kankalamal is about 40 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankalamal is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 9.9 km away. Taloda is about 26 km away. Dhekvad 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 Kankala (3.5 km), Amali Bari (4.0 km) and Koyalivihir (4.2 km).

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

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