# Kankar Village, Kumarkhand, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumarkhand, Madhepura 

# Kankar

Kankar is a village in Kumarkhand sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,913 people in 901 households**, the 17th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%.

- 4,913people (2011)
- 901households
- 59.3%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Kankar PIN code and other codes

Kankar falls in Kumarkhand sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatVishunpur Sundar, Vishunpur Bajar, Vishunpur Sundar
- Community development blockKumarkhand
- Census village code225908

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kankar from nearby towns?

- Kumarkhand (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)40 km by road
- Murli Ganj (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kankar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumarkhand
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muraliganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kankar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kankar

Of every 100 households in Kankar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankar · ■ Kumarkhand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kankar?

■ Kankar · ■ Kumarkhand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**51.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**927

Working population ****32.1%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 50.3% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 569 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (11%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 800 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumarkhand

- Bishunpur Korlahi6,852 people
- Lachhmipur Chandi Asthan5,964 people
- Lachhmipur Bhagwati5,925 people
- Parmanandpur5,896 people
- Belsandi3,857 people
- Chainpur3,686 people
- Mangarwarakhas Mahal3,629 people
- Kewatgawan3,542 people

[All 71 villages in Kumarkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kumarkhand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankar from Madhepura?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kankar?4,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankar in?Madhepura district (Kumarkhand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kankar?59.3% (Census 2011)