# Kankar Village, Teonthar, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Teonthar, Rewa 

# Kankar

Kankar is a village in Teonthar sub-district of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,645 people in 394 households**, the 37th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,645people (2011)
- 394households
- 55.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Kankar PIN code and other codes

Kankar falls in Teonthar sub-district, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTeonthar
- Census village code465004

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?

- Teonthar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rewa (district HQ)50 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kankar known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 16 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kankar · ■ Teonthar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Teonthar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**884

Working population ****50.6%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 42.6% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 688 (83%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 32 (4%)

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 Teonthar

- Soharwe1,737 people
- Gangtira1,727 people
- Rajapur1,724 people
- Pharhadi1,681 people
- Budama1,633 people
- Shankarpur1,568 people
- Amanw1,560 people
- Bajra1,558 people

[All 294 villages in Teonthar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/teonthar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankar from Rewa?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kankar?1,645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankar in?Rewa district (Teonthar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kankar?55.6% (Census 2011)