Kankata is a village in Saraiyahat mandal, Dumka district, Jharkhand, with a population of 613 in 108 households. The literacy rate is 26.8%.
By population, Kankata ranks #82 of 352 villages in Saraiyahat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kankata is a village of 613 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Saraiyahat block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 82nd-largest of 352 villages in Saraiyahat block. Literacy is 27%, 22 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 841 women per 1,000 men. It lies 145 km from the Dumka district centre, 25 km from Aguri Band Punisol, the nearest town, 29 km from Bankura Jn. railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814145, served by Nonihat post office; the LGD village code is 369284. The nearest hospital or health centre is Khatra Sub Divisional Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is DHANIRAM SOREN, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 973 in 2026, up 59% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankata · this village | 613 | 27% | — |
| Kankata · Khatra | 766 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Kankata · Rahe | 817 | 52% | 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 |
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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