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About Kankerimal Village

Kankerimal is a small village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 131 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankerimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankerimal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 131
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankerimal compares

By the 2011 count Kankerimal is the 99th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kankerimal

Kankerimal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankerimal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kandaripadar, Kandhabramhaniguda, Kandhasargiguda and Kandulbandh. 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 Kankerimal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankerimal village had a population of 259. That makes it the 99th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Kankerimal village has 131 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankerimal has about 977 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kankerimal is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankerimal covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankerimal falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankerimal.

Kankerimal is in Junagarh 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.

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

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