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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PANDU RAM MUNDA
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- LGD code
- 373745
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 817
- Households
- 186
- Literacy rate
- 52%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 497
- Distance to district centre
- 110 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 117 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 167 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 158 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bankura Jn. · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Khatra Sub Divisional Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kankata compares
By population, Kankata ranks #27 of 59 villages in Rahe mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.0%
−7.5% vs mandal average
- Kankata
- 52.0%
- Rahe mandal
- 59.5%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−13 vs mandal average
- Kankata
- 959
- Rahe mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Kankata
- 4.4
- Rahe mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kankata at a glance
Kankata is a village of 817 people in 186 households (Census 2011) in Rahe block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 27th-largest of 59 villages in Rahe block. Literacy is 52%, 8 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 110 km from the Ranchi district centre, 25 km from Aguri Band Punisol, the nearest town, 29 km from Bankura Jn. railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373745. The nearest hospital or health centre is Khatra Sub Divisional Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is PANDU RAM MUNDA, and the village votes in Tamar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikas Kumar Munda. The population is estimated at 973 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankata · this village | 817 | 52% | — |
| Kankata · Khatra | 766 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Kankata · Saraiyahat | 613 | 27% | 0 km N |
| Dharra Muli · Khatra | 1,258 | 56% | 1.3 km W |
| Arkama · Khatra | 1,947 | 62% | 1.7 km S |
| Dhemnasol · Khatra | 676 | 52% | 2 km SW |
| Rangi Bari · Khatra | 694 | 69% | 2.1 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kankata
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 230
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 37.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kankata
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kankata
- LGD code
- 373745
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 817
- Population (projected 2026)
- 973
- Households
- 186
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 52.0%
- Coordinates
- 23.01925°N, 86.90455°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PANDU RAM MUNDA
- Block / Mandal
- Rahe
Getting there
How to reach Kankata
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi167 kmcapital
- Kolkata158 km
- Hyderabad1078 km
- Delhi1152 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBankura Jn.29 km
- Hospital / PHCKhatra Sub Divisional Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankIDBI Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpSun Filling Station8 km
- CollegeKhatra Adibashi Mahavidyalaya5 km
- Police stationHirbandh Police Station11 km
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View all 58+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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