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About Kankati Village

Kankati is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 450 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankati village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Pincode 442301
Area (hectares) 271.9 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 450
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kankati compares

By the 2011 count Kankati is the 33rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 271.9 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kankati

Kankati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankati 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankati from other places

Kankati lies about 35 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Sindi, about 11 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 Kankati
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 10 km
Nearest railway station Sindi 11 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 22 km
District headquarters Wardha 35 km

Villages closest to Kankati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankati village had a population of 843. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Kankati village has 450 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankati has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kankati is 442301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankati covers 271.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankati falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kankati is Sindi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankati.

Kankati is about 35 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankati is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 10 km away. Sindi is about 11 km away. Hinganghāt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirgudi (under 2 km), Kori (under 2 km) and Kandhali (1.8 km).

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

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