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About Kankua Village

Kankua is a large village in Kulpahar tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,498, made up of 1,338 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahoba
Tehsil Kulpahar
Pincode 210429
Area (hectares) 532.34 hectares
Population 2,498
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Kankua compares

By the 2011 count Kankua is the 26th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 532.34 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Kankua

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

Kankua lies about 48 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Ghutai, about 5.2 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 Kankua
Nearest railway station Ghutai 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpahar 24 km
Nearest town Nowgong 29 km
District headquarters Mahoba 48 km

Villages closest to Kankua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankua village had a population of 2,498. That makes it the 26th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kankua village has 1,338 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankua has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Kankua is 210429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankua covers 532.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankua falls under Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kankua is Ghutai, about 5.2 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 Kankua.

Kankua is about 48 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankua is in Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district. Ghutai is about 5.2 km away. Kulpahar is about 24 km away. Nowgong is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahobkanth (2.0 km), Teli Pahari (2.4 km) and Tunder (2.4 km).

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

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