About Kankeri Village

Kankeri is a large village in Dharamgarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,787, made up of 1,928 males and 1,859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankeri village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Dharamgarh
Pincode	766029
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	3,787
Male Population	1,928
Female Population	1,859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankeri compares

By the 2011 count Kankeri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kankeri

Kankeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankeri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gataguda, Ghumer, Godabhanja and Kadalimunda. 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.

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Common questions about Kankeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankeri village had a population of 3,787. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Kankeri village has 1,928 males and 1,859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankeri has about 964 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Kankeri is 766029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankeri covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankeri falls under Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kankeri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kankeri is in Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi 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.