# Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Ranchi, Jharkhand 

# Kanke

Kanke is a sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **1,317,499 people**, 3 towns and 103 villages (103 inhabited). The largest village is Sukurhuttu (11,862 people).

- 1,317,499people (2011)
- 103villages
- 3towns
- 84.9%literacy

## Population of Kanke compared with Ranchi

■ Kanke · ■ Ranchi district

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**938

Working population ****31.9%**

**39.2%

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanke

Of every 100 households in Kanke in 2011, 88 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kanke · ■ Ranchi district

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**57%

Tap water ****34%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**59%

Use banking services ****76%**

**65%

Television ****72%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****68%**

**83%

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

## Towns in Kanke

- Ranchi1,073,427 people
- Kanke17,560 people
- Arsande9,582 people

## Largest villages in Kanke

- Sukurhuttu · 11,862 people
- Mesra · 9,476 people
- Dumardaga · 7,100 people
- Neuri · 6,907 people
- Pithauriya · 6,550 people
- Simliya · 6,523 people
- Hosir · 6,242 people
- Kamre · 6,114 people
- Katamkuli · 5,903 people
- Ichapiri · 4,241 people
- Chatakpur · 4,153 people
- Boreya · 4,151 people
- Pandra · 3,921 people
- Hochar · 3,818 people
- Uruguttu · 3,715 people
- Barhu · 3,529 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kanke?103 (103 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanke in?Ranchi district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Kanke?1,317,499 (Census 2011)