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About Kankariya Village

Kankariya is a mid sized village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 705 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankariya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301402
Area (hectares) 681 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 705
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankariya compares

By the 2011 count Kankariya is the 77th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 681 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kankariya

Kankariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankariya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kankariya from other places

Kankariya lies about 37 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 33 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 Kankariya
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 7.3 km
Nearest town Kotputli 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 33 km
District headquarters Alwar 37 km

Villages closest to Kankariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankariya village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 77th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Kankariya village has 705 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankariya has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kankariya is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankariya covers 681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankariya falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankariya is Parisal, about 33 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 village for Kankariya.

Kankariya is about 37 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankariya is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 7.3 km away. Kotputli is about 8.1 km away. Parisal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Kauthal (2.1 km) and Rampur (2.6 km).

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

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