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About Kankra Village

Kankra is a mid sized village in Chhoti Sadri tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 262 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pratapgarh
Tehsil Chhoti Sadri
Pincode 312604
Area (hectares) 1237.26 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 262
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankra compares

By the 2011 count Kankra is the 78th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 1237.26 hectares work out to about 0.4 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, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kankra

Kankra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 57 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jawad Road, about 4.7 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 railway station Jawad Road 4.7 km
Nearest town Nimach 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhoti Sadri 21 km
District headquarters Pratapgarh 57 km

Villages closest to Kankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhoti Sadri 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 521. That makes it the 78th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Kankra village has 262 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankra has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kankra is 312604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankra covers 1237.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankra falls under Chhoti Sadri tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankra is Jawad Road, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Kankra.

Kankra is about 57 km from Pratapgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankra is in Chhoti Sadri tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Jawad Road is about 4.7 km away. Nimach is about 11 km away. Chhoti Sadri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalan Ka Khera (10 km), Bhat Khera (10 km) and Kesunda (11 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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