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About Kankri Village

Kankri is a mid sized village in Aspur tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 249 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Aspur
Pincode 314023
Area (hectares) 143.58 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 249
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankri compares

By the 2011 count Kankri is the 138th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents. Its 143.58 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kankri

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

Kankri lies about 71 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bansi Bohera, about 39 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 Kankri
Tehsil headquarters Aspur 32 km
Nearest railway station Bansi Bohera 39 km
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 40 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 71 km

Villages closest to Kankri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankri village had a population of 515. That makes it the 138th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,315 residents.

Kankri village has 249 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankri has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kankri is 314023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankri covers 143.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankri falls under Aspur tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankri is Bansi Bohera, about 39 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 Kankri.

Kankri is about 71 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankri is in Aspur tehsil of Dungarpur district. Aspur is about 32 km away. Bansi Bohera is about 39 km away. Pratāpgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundel Khera (13 km), Solajkhas (13 km) and Modran (15 km).

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

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