About Kankarwadi Village

Kankarwadi is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,495, made up of 1,758 males and 1,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankarwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Pincode	444506
Area (hectares)	741.98 hectares
Population	3,495
Male Population	1,758
Female Population	1,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kankarwadi is the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 741.98 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kankarwadi

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

How far is Kankarwadi from other places

Kankarwadi lies about 45 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 38 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 Kankarwadi
Tehsil headquarters	Risod	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	38 km
District headquarters	Washim	45 km

Villages closest to Kankarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankarwadi village had a population of 3,495. That makes it the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kankarwadi village has 1,758 males and 1,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankarwadi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kankarwadi is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankarwadi covers 741.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankarwadi falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kankarwadi is Kekatumar, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Kankarwadi.

Kankarwadi is about 45 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankarwadi is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 7.1 km away. Kekatumar is about 38 km away. Washim is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.