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About Kankarwa Village

Kankarwa is one of the larger villages in Kapasan tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,558, made up of 2,838 males and 2,720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankarwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Kapasan
Pincode 312204
Area (hectares) 1557 hectares
Population 5,558
Male Population 2,838
Female Population 2,720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kankarwa compares

By the 2011 count Kankarwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 1557 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kankarwa

Kankarwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankarwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankarwa from other places

Kankarwa lies about 49 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Fateh Nagar, about 5.2 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 Kankarwa
Nearest railway station Fateh Nagar 5.2 km
Nearest town Fatehnagar 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapasan 18 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 49 km

Villages closest to Kankarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankarwa village had a population of 5,558. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Kankarwa village has 2,838 males and 2,720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankarwa has about 958 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Kankarwa is 312204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankarwa covers 1557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankarwa falls under Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankarwa is Fateh Nagar, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kankarwa.

Kankarwa is about 49 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankarwa is in Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Fateh Nagar is about 5.2 km away. Fatehnagar is about 5.5 km away. Kapasan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadipura (2.3 km), Matuniya (3.6 km) and Chak Papariya (4.4 km).

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

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