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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ASHARFI SAHNI
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- LGD code
- 236430
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population
- 3,890
- Households
- 723
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Sex ratio
- 915 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,208
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Kankar ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Kankar ranks #12 of 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.9%
−5.8% vs mandal average
- Kankar
- 41.9%
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 47.7%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
915
+10 vs mandal average
- Kankar
- 915
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 905
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Kankar
- 5.4
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kankar ఒక్క చూపులో
Kankar బీహార్లోని సమస్తిపూర్ జిల్లా, Shivaji Nagar బ్లాక్లో 3,890 జనాభా 723 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Shivaji Nagar బ్లాక్లోని 71 గ్రామాలలో 12వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 42%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 48% కంటే 6 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 915 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 848117, Ilmasnagar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 236430. సర్పంచ్ ASHARFI SAHNI; గ్రామం Phulparas అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Sheela Kumari. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 4,586, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Rahiyar South →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankar · ఈ గ్రామం | 3,890 | 42% | — |
| Rahiar Kunchi · Shivaji Nagar | 11,496 | 45% | — |
| Simrawan · Shivaji Nagar | 2,358 | 38% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kankar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ROSERA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAHIAR NORTH
- Total area (ha)
- 267
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 136.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kankar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Kankar
- LGD code
- 236430
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,890
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,586
- Households
- 723
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 915
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhanjharpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulparas
- Member of Parliament
- Ramprit Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sheela Kumari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ASHARFI SAHNI
- Block / Mandal
- Shivaji Nagar
- Nearest railway station
- Asanpur Kupha (17.7 km)
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 848117
- KarianShivaji Nagar mandal25,225 pop
- Siripur GoharKhanpur mandal17,879 pop
- Balipur ParsuramShivaji Nagar mandal14,176 pop
- DinmanpurKhanpur mandal13,687 pop
- KhanpurKhanpur mandal12,154 pop
- Rahiar KunchiShivaji Nagar mandal11,496 pop
- MadhurapurShivaji Nagar mandal9,093 pop
- SadipurKhanpur mandal7,227 pop
- ReoraKhanpur mandal6,972 pop
అదే పేరు, వేరే ఊరు
Other villages named Kankar
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- KankarKumarkhand · Madhepura, Bihar4,913 pop
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- KankarShivpuri · Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh2,580 pop
- KankarNarwar · Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh2,467 pop
- KankarTeonthar · Rewa, Madhya Pradesh1,645 pop
- KankarKurwai · Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh882 pop
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- KankarDamoh · Damoh, Madhya Pradesh622 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kankar
Shivaji Nagar మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 60+ →- Karian
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- Rahiar Kunchi
- Madhurapur
- Dasaut
- Jakhar
- Kaji Dumra
- Dharampur
- Ghiwahi
- Rajaur Rambhadarpur
- Rahthauli
- Parwana
- Bhataura
- Siripur Tola Bhajrahia
- Bandhar Shiupur
- Ranna
- Dahiar
- Parsa
- Ramaul
- Chhatauni
- Sahru
- Uti Bariar
- Dumra Mohan
- Shahpur Chintaman
- Simrawan
- Siripur
- Shankarpur
- Boran
- Gonwara
- Sarhila
- Kharsam
- Banda
- Baghopur
- Dewanpur
- Kalwara
- Akhtwara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)