# Kankarwala Village, Lunkaransar, Bikaner (Rajasthan)

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Village · Lunkaransar, Bikaner 

# Kankarwala

Kankarwala is a village in Lunkaransar sub-district of Bikaner district, Rajasthan, PIN code **334603**. The 2011 Census counted **3,747 people in 550 households**, the 7th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 3,747people (2011)
- 550households
- 61.9%literacy
- 334603PIN code

## Kankarwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankarwala is 334603.** Kankarwala falls in Lunkaransar sub-district, Bikaner district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code334603
- Community development blockLunkaransar
- Census village code069297

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

## How far is Kankarwala from nearby towns?

- Lunkaransar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bikaner (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bikaner (nearest town)85 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 Kankarwala?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Kankarwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · 4 Chm
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lunkaransar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lunkaransar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kankarwala known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 70% of the 5,595 hectares of village land is sown, and 597 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 Kankarwala

Of every 100 households in Kankarwala in 2011, 13 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kankarwala · ■ Lunkaransar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**59%

Tap water ****29%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****73%**

**86%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Kankarwala?

■ Kankarwala · ■ Lunkaransar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**914

Working population ****54.6%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,415 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (4%) · **■** Marginal 407 (20%)

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 Lunkaransar

- Mahajan7,397 people
- Jaitpur6,058 people
- Sherpura4,921 people
- Sahajarasar3,983 people
- Garabdesar3,683 people
- Shekhsar3,666 people
- Bhaderan3,632 people
- Surnana3,602 people

[All 139 villages in Lunkaransar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/lunkaransar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankarwala?334603
- How far is Kankarwala from Bikaner?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kankarwala?3,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankarwala in?Bikaner district (Lunkaransar sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Kankarwala?61.9% (Census 2011)
