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About Kankan Khera Village

Kankan Khera is a mid sized village in Orai tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 275 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.25 hectares hectares.

Kankan Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankan Khera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Orai
Area (hectares) 196.25 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 275
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kankan Khera compares

By the 2011 count Kankan Khera is the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 196.25 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 856.

Getting to Kankan Khera

Kankan Khera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kankan Khera as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankan Khera from other places

Kankan Khera lies about 24 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Bhua, about 6.1 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 Khera
Nearest railway station Bhua 6.1 km
Nearest town Konch 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Orai 18 km
District headquarters Jalaun 24 km

Villages closest to Kankan Khera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankan Khera village had a population of 537. That makes it the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Kankan Khera village has 275 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankan Khera has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 856.

Kankan Khera covers 196.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankan Khera falls under Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankan Khera is Bhua, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kankan Khera.

Kankan Khera is about 24 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankan Khera is in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Bhua is about 6.1 km away. Konch is about 15 km away. Orai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera Kalan (under 2 km), Bardh (2.2 km) and Somai (3.0 km).

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

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