By population, Kankar ranks #48 of 109 villages in Mungaoli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kankar is a village of 682 people in 150 households (Census 2011) in Mungaoli tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 48th-largest of 109 villages in Mungaoli tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 11 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 7 km from Mungaoli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473443, served by Mungaoli post office; the LGD village code is 500728. The nearest hospital or health centre is K.G. Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is KAMAL SINGH KATARIYA, and the village votes in Mungaoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajendra Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 804 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankar · this village | 682 | 58% | — |
| Bamori Khutiya · Mungaoli | 1,059 | 53% | 0.7 km W |
| Dhichari · Mungaoli | 662 | 73% | 2.1 km NE |
| Bilheru · Mungaoli | 2,481 | 62% | 2.1 km S |
| Chanchu Kheda · Mungaoli | 496 | 49% | 2.7 km N |
| Matauli · Tikamgarh | 1,592 | 49% | 3 km W |
| Bhaison Khurd · Mungaoli | 98 | 66% | 3.8 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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