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About Kankari Village

Kankari is a large village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,122, made up of 1,144 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Pincode 261205
Area (hectares) 202.06 hectares
Population 2,122
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankari compares

By the 2011 count Kankari is the 118th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 202.06 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Kankari

Kankari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kankari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kankari from other places

Kankari lies about 50 km from Sitapur. 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 Kankari
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 25 km
Nearest town Biswān 25 km
District headquarters Sitapur 50 km

Villages closest to Kankari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankari village had a population of 2,122. That makes it the 118th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Kankari village has 1,144 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankari has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Kankari is 261205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankari covers 202.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankari falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kankari notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kankari.

Kankari is about 50 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankari is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Biswan is about 25 km away. Biswān is about 25 km away. Sitapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belha Dariyana (under 2 km), Jajoli (1.9 km) and Konwa Damdampur (2.4 km).

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

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