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- LGD code
- 534556
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population
- 843
- Households
- 209
- Literacy rate
- 70.5%
- Sex ratio
- 873 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 465
- Distance to district centre
- 174 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 173 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 559 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 202 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mahimba · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, Sarangapur (NRHM) · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kankati compares
By population, Kankati ranks #37 of 222 villages in Samudrapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.5%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Kankati
- 70.5%
- Samudrapur mandal
- 74.1%
- Wardha district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
873
−59 vs mandal average
- Kankati
- 873
- Samudrapur mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kankati
- 4.0
- Samudrapur mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kankati at a glance
Kankati is a village of 843 people in 209 households (Census 2011) in Samudrapur taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 37th-largest of 222 villages in Samudrapur taluka. Literacy is 71%, 4 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 873 women per 1,000 men. It lies 174 km from the Wardha district centre, 26 km from Bhainsa, the nearest town, 29 km from Mahimba railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442301, served by Hinganghat post office; the LGD village code is 534556. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, Sarangapur (NRHM), 7 km away. The village votes in Deoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane. The population is estimated at 994 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankati · this village | 843 | 71% | — |
| Vaikuntapur · Sarangapur | 983 | 47% | 1 km SW |
| Tandra · Sarangapur | 1,370 | 48% | 2.6 km SE |
| Gulmadaga · Narsapur G | 4,283 | 40% | 3.5 km W |
| Chincholi (M) · Akkalkot | 722 | 61% | 4.4 km NE |
| Kusli · Narsapur G | 1,955 | 37% | 4.6 km S |
| Anjani · Narsapur G | 627 | 43% | 5.5 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kankati
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SINDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 271.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 97.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kankati
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Key facts — Kankati
- LGD code
- 534556
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 843
- Population (projected 2026)
- 994
- Households
- 209
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 873
- Literacy rate
- 70.5%
- Coordinates
- 19.18126°N, 78.19741°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Deoli
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane
- Block / Mandal
- Samudrapur
Getting there
How to reach Kankati
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai559 kmcapital
- Hyderabad202 km
- Bengaluru693 km
- Chennai713 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMahimba29 km
- Bus stopTGSRTC Bus Station , Nirmal18 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Ayurvedic Dispensary, Sarangapur (NRHM)7 km
- ATM / bankTelangana Grameena Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Bunk17 km
- Collegenandana degree college17 km
- Police stationDistrict police head quarters21 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)