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About Kankapur Village

Kankapur is a small village in Addakal tehsil, in the district of Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 134 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 509380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankapur village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Mahbubnagar
Tehsil Addakal
Pincode 509380
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 134
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankapur compares

By the 2011 count Kankapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kankapur

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

Kankapur lies about 13 km from Mahbubnagar, and the nearest railway station is Manyamkonda, about 7.9 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 Kankapur
Nearest railway station Manyamkonda 7.9 km
District headquarters Mahbubnagar 13 km
Nearest town Mahbūbnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Addakal 14 km

Villages closest to Kankapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankapur village had a population of 278. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents.

Kankapur village has 134 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankapur has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kankapur is 509380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankapur covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankapur falls under Addakal tehsil of Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Kankapur is Manyamkonda, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance for Kankapur.

Kankapur is about 13 km from Mahbubnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankapur is in Addakal tehsil of Mahbubnagar district. Manyamkonda is about 7.9 km away. Mahbubnagar is about 13 km away. Mahbūbnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janampeta (2.8 km), Thunkinipur (2.9 km) and Gajulapeta (3.7 km).

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

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