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About Kankrari Village

Kankrari is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 227 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankrari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankrari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 61.76 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 227
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Kankrari compares

By the 2011 count Kankrari is the 45th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 61.76 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kankrari

Kankrari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kankrari 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 Kankrari from other places

Kankrari lies about 4.4 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 61 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 Kankrari
District headquarters Uttarkashi 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 61 km

Villages closest to Kankrari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankrari village had a population of 468. That makes it the 45th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Kankrari village has 227 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankrari has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kankrari is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankrari covers 61.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankrari falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kankrari is Dehradun, about 61 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 Kankrari.

Kankrari is about 4.4 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankrari is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 4.4 km away. Bhatwari is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sara (under 2 km), Kuroli (under 2 km) and Manpur (under 2 km).

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

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