# Kankar Village, Kurwai, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurwai, Vidisha 

# Kankar

Kankar is a village in Kurwai sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 179 households**, the 38th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 882people (2011)
- 179households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Kankar PIN code and other codes

Kankar falls in Kurwai sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKurwai
- Census village code480946

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?

- Kurwai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)92 km by road
- Kurwai (nearest town)8 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurwai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurwai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basoda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **wheat, chana and tuar**. About 89% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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, 68 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kankar · ■ Kurwai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kankar?

■ Kankar · ■ Kurwai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**938

Working population ****34.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (45%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 52 (17%)

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 Kurwai

- Chaupda932 people
- Khajuriya Jagir921 people
- Imaliya910 people
- Lachayara902 people
- Girwasa881 people
- Nehra879 people
- Karmedi869 people
- Virpur869 people

[All 226 villages in Kurwai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/kurwai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankar from Vidisha?92 km by road
- What is the population of Kankar?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankar in?Vidisha district (Kurwai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kankar?69.6% (Census 2011)