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About Kankra Village

Kankra is a mid sized village in Pipalda tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 342 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Pipalda
Pincode 325214
Area (hectares) 310.04 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 342
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankra compares

By the 2011 count Kankra is the 77th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. Its 310.04 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kankra

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

Kankra lies about 62 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Ghata-Ka-Varana, about 28 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 Māngrol 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipalda 18 km
Nearest railway station Ghata-Ka-Varana 28 km
District headquarters Kota 62 km

Villages closest to Kankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipalda 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 676. That makes it the 77th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Kankra village has 342 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankra has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Kankra is 325214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankra covers 310.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankra falls under Pipalda tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankra is Ghata-Ka-Varana, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kankra.

Kankra is about 62 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankra is in Pipalda tehsil of Kota district. Māngrol is about 13 km away. Pipalda is about 18 km away. Ghata-Ka-Varana is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaloda Khatiyan (3.0 km), Ayani (3.2 km) and Doodhli (5.4 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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