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About Kankarda Village

Kankarda is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 670 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankarda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326035
Area (hectares) 723.89 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 670
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankarda compares

By the 2011 count Kankarda is the 33rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 723.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kankarda

Kankarda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankarda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kankarda from other places

Kankarda lies about 22 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 21 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 Kankarda
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 21 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 22 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 22 km

Villages closest to Kankarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankarda village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Kankarda village has 670 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankarda has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kankarda is 326035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankarda covers 723.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankarda falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankarda is Jhalarapatan, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankarda.

Kankarda is about 22 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankarda is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 12 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 21 km away. Jhalawar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur Chaplra (2.3 km), Chapa Khur (2.4 km) and Umariya (2.6 km).

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

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