# Kankariya Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Kankariya

Kankariya is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,247 people in 437 households**, the 10th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 2,247people (2011)
- 437households
- 75.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Kankariya PIN code and other codes

Kankariya falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474276

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

## How far is Kankariya from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)140 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)25 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 Kankariya?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kankariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 h winter

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 Kankariya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 951 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Kankariya

Of every 100 households in Kankariya in 2011, 81 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kankariya · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****80%**

**42%

Television ****33%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kankariya?

■ Kankariya · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**903

Working population ****65.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 66.9% for women. 68% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 450 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (24%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (3%) · **■** Marginal 607 (41%)

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 Khategaon

- Amla2,593 people
- Harangaon2,522 people
- Tiwadiya2,475 people
- Ameli2,268 people
- Barwai2,234 people
- Rajore2,166 people
- Sawasada2,123 people
- Barchhabuzurg2,036 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankariya from Dewas?140 km by road
- What is the population of Kankariya?2,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankariya in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kankariya?75.5% (Census 2011)