Kankra | |
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Coordinates: 27°37′N 75°09′E / 27.62°N 75.15°ECoordinates: 27°37′N 75°09′E / 27.62°N 75.15°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,015 ha (2,508 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,724 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 332742[1] |
Village code | 01719700 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-23 |
Sex ratio | 1000/947 ♂/♀ |
Website | sikar |
Kankra is a small village of 1015 hectares in Danta Ramgarh Tehsil in Sikar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Kankra depends on Kishangarg Renwal, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap, One Well supply, which is 549.00% of the total supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Kankra is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Kankra's pin code is 332742[4], and village code is 01719700. The area of Kankra is segregated as 549 hectares irrigated area, 67 hectares unirrigated, the 69 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 330 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Kankra has One post office (Kankra B.O) and One public telephone. The village is connected with a single bus service. Kankra has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Kankra is a census village in the district of Sikar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 2724 and has total administration over 465 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 1655 people are literate in Kankra out of which 1029 are males and 626 are females.
Kankra has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 1021 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 762 male, 259 female with 786 (76.98%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 696 males and 90 females. 152 males and 25 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 109 male and 42 female agricultural labor. 235 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Kishangarg Renwal and Sikar to sell agricultural produce and make their living.