Geographic Location of Kanka

The village Kanka is located in Majhgaon C.D.Block of West Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Adihikari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Majhgaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chaibasa, which is about 85 kilometers away from Kanka.

Travel and Communication for Kanka

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kanka

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

Social Structure of Kanka

As per available data from the year 2009, 1770 persons live in 330 house holds in the village Kanka. There are 919 female individuals and 851 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.92% and males constitute 48.08% of the total population.

There are 1513 scheduled tribes persons of which 780 are females and 733 are males. Females constitute 51.55% and males constitute 48.45% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 85.48% of the total population.

Population density of Kanka is 352.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kanka

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Total area of Kanka is 502 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 221.03 ha. About 220.3 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.73 ha is irrigated area. About 0.73 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 27.67 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 16.55 ha is culturable waste land. About 109.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Kanka

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

There is a government primary school in the village Kanka.

There is a government middle school in the village Kanka.

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

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

Colleges in Kanka

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 Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Kanka.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kanka

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 Kanka.

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 Kanka.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kanka

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 5 paramedical staff in the village Kanka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kanka.

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

There is a allopathic hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Kanka.

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Kanka.

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

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