# Kankapur Village, Sangamner, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangamner, Ahmadnagar 

# Kankapur

Kankapur is a village in Sangamner sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 174 households**, the 145th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 922people (2011)
- 174households
- 78.0%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Kankapur PIN code and other codes

Kankapur falls in Sangamner sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSangamner
- Census village code557371

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

## How far is Kankapur from nearby towns?

- Sangamner (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sangamner (nearest town)15 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 Kankapur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kankapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sangamner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangamner
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kankapur known for?

About 85% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kankapur

Of every 100 households in Kankapur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kankapur · ■ Sangamner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**46%

Tap water ****47%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**73%

Use banking services ****69%**

**70%

Television ****55%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Kankapur?

■ Kankapur · ■ Sangamner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****689**

**860

Working population ****53.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 70.4% for women. 52% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (10%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Sangamner

- Gunjalwadi981 people
- Kauthe Kh.977 people
- Aurangpur932 people
- Malegaon Pathar924 people
- Sonoshi918 people
- Malwadi896 people
- Kauthewadi870 people
- Hangewadi867 people

[All 170 villages in Sangamner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/sangamner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kankapur from Ahmadnagar?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kankapur?922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankapur in?Ahmadnagar district (Sangamner sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kankapur?78.0% (Census 2011)