Kankjol, Maheshpur, Pakur, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kankjol


The village Kankjol is located in Maheshpur C.D.Block of Pakur District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Manikpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Maheshpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pakur, which is about 51 kilometers away from Kankjol.

Travel and Communication for Kankjol


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kankjol


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kankjol is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kankjol is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kankjol


As per available data from the year 2009, 689 persons live in 141 house holds in the village Kankjol. There are 356 female individuals and 333 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.67% and males constitute 48.33% of the total population.

There are 610 scheduled tribes persons of which 313 are females and 297 are males. Females constitute 51.31% and males constitute 48.69% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 88.53% of the total population.

Population density of Kankjol is 336.1 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kankjol


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Total area of Kankjol is 205 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 74.32 ha. About 73.28 ha is un-irrigated area. About 1.04 ha is irrigated area. About 1.04 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 20.3 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6.08 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 29.48 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 16.3 ha is culturable waste land. About 46.4 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 12.12 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kankjol


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a government primary school in the village Kankjol.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Paharpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Barakiyari, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

Colleges in Kankjol


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

Other Educational Facilities in Kankjol


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Maheshpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

Healthcare Facilities in Kankjol


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kankjol.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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