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About Kankan Village

Kankan is a mid sized village in Rishabhdeo tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 610 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Rishabhdeo
Pincode 313802
Area (hectares) 793.07 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 610
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Kankan compares

By the 2011 count Kankan is the 56th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,320 residents. Its 793.07 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kankan

Kankan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankan 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 Kankan from other places

Kankan lies about 49 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Zawar, 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 Kankan
Tehsil headquarters Rishabhdeo 19 km
Nearest railway station Zawar 28 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 41 km
District headquarters Udaipur 49 km

Villages closest to Kankan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankan village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 56th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,320 residents.

Kankan village has 610 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankan has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kankan is 313802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankan covers 793.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankan falls under Rishabhdeo tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankan is Zawar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kankan.

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

Kankan is in Rishabhdeo tehsil of Udaipur district. Rishabhdeo is about 19 km away. Zawar is about 28 km away. Dūngarpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagwara (under 2 km), Daben (under 2 km) and Ranya (under 2 km).

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

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