Kankata, Saraiyahat, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on February 22, 2025.

Geographic Location of Kankata


The village Kankata is located in Saraiyahat C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Gadijhopa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Saraiyahat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 65 kilometers away from Kankata.

Travel and Communication for Kankata


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

Postal Address:
Kankata,
Dumka,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 814151

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kankata


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

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2025
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2025
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2025

Social Structure of Kankata


As per available data from the year 2009, 613 persons live in 108 house holds in the village Kankata. There are 280 female individuals and 333 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 45.68% and males constitute 54.32% of the total population.

Population density of Kankata is 414.19 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kankata


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Total area of Kankata is 148 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 92.79 ha. About 22.79 ha is un-irrigated area. About 70 ha is irrigated area. About 35 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 35 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 28.76 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 15.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 8 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 3.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kankata


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kankata.

There is a government primary school in the village Kankata.

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

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Saraiyahat, which is 5-10 kms away from Kankata.

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

Colleges in Kankata


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 Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kankata.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kankata


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kankata


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

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Kankata.

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kankata.

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

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

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

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