About Kankata Village

Kankata is a mid sized village in Gadarpur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 320 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankata village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Gadarpur
Pincode	263152
Area (hectares)	299.78 hectares
Population	597
Male Population	320
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankata compares

By the 2011 count Kankata is the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,031 residents. Its 299.78 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kankata

Kankata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kankata from other places

Kankata lies about 35 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 14 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 Kankata
Nearest town	Shīshgarh	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Richha Road	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gadarpur	32 km
District headquarters	Udham Singh Nagar	35 km

Villages closest to Kankata

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

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Common questions about Kankata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankata village had a population of 597. That makes it the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,031 residents.

Kankata village has 320 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankata has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kankata is 263152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankata covers 299.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankata falls under Gadarpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kankata is Richha Road, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kankata.

Kankata is about 35 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankata is in Gadarpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Shīshgarh is about 5.5 km away. Richha Road is about 14 km away. Gadarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.