Kankowa, Sonua, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 25, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kankowa


The village Kankowa is located in Sonua C.D.Block of West Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Dewanbir Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sonua Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chakradharpur, which is about 17 kilometers away from Kankowa.

Travel and Communication for Kankowa


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kankowa


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

A brief summary of available data for Kankowa 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 Kankowa


As per available data from the year 2009, 1565 persons live in 288 house holds in the village Kankowa. There are 803 female individuals and 762 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.31% and males constitute 48.69% of the total population.

There are 1450 scheduled tribes persons of which 743 are females and 707 are males. Females constitute 51.24% and males constitute 48.76% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 92.65% of the total population.

Population density of Kankowa is 481.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kankowa


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Total area of Kankowa is 325 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 173.78 ha. About 269.11 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 32.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 3.66 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 86.45 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.69 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.44 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 9.48 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kankowa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Baika, which is 5-10 kms away from Kankowa.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Kankowa.

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

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

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

Colleges in Kankowa


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 Chakardharpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankowa.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kankowa


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kankowa


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Kankowa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kankowa.

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kankowa.

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kankowa.

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

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

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

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

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