About Kankhi Village

Kankhi is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,229, made up of 1,136 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankhi village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Siwana
Pincode	344801
Area (hectares)	2250 hectares
Population	2,229
Male Population	1,136
Female Population	1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankhi compares

By the 2011 count Kankhi is the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 2250 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kankhi

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

How far is Kankhi from other places

Kankhi lies about 94 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balwara, about 29 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 Kankhi
Tehsil headquarters	Siwana	27 km
Nearest town	Siwāna	27 km
Nearest railway station	Balwara	29 km
District headquarters	Barmer	94 km

Villages closest to Kankhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankhi village had a population of 2,229. That makes it the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Kankhi village has 1,136 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankhi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kankhi is 344801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankhi covers 2250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankhi falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankhi is Balwara, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kankhi.

Kankhi is about 94 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankhi is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Siwana is about 27 km away. Siwāna is about 27 km away. Balwara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.