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About Kankra Village

Kankra is a mid sized village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 734 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kishangarh Bas
Pincode 301405
Area (hectares) 544 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 734
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankra compares

By the 2011 count Kankra is the 42nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kankra

Kankra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kankra from other places

Kankra lies about 33 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khairthal, about 9.3 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 Kankra
Nearest town Khairtal 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Khairthal 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishangarh Bas 33 km
District headquarters Alwar 33 km

Villages closest to Kankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishangarh Bas 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 Kankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankra village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Kankra village has 734 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kankra is 301405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankra covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankra falls under Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankra is Khairthal, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kankra.

Kankra is about 33 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankra is in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district. Khairtal is about 9.2 km away. Khairthal is about 9.3 km away. Kishangarh Bas 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 Sahoowas (under 2 km), Nagliya (under 2 km) and Jatka (under 2 km).

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

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