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About Kankadi Village

Kankadi is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,779, made up of 812 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1239.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Pincode 415801
Area (hectares) 1239.86 hectares
Population 1,779
Male Population 812
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankadi compares

By the 2011 count Kankadi is the 23rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 1239.86 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Kankadi

Kankadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankadi 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. The nearest villages by name are Jangalwadi, Kadvai, Kalambaste and Kalambushi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kankadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankadi village had a population of 1,779. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Kankadi village has 812 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankadi has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Kankadi is 415801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankadi covers 1239.86 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.

Kankadi falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kankadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Kankadi.

Kankadi is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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