Kanke

Kanke is a census town in the Kanke CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Kanke has a large water reservoir called Kanke Dam, which is used to supply water to Ranchi city.

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Place details

Locality: Kanke
Region: Jharkhand
Country: India
Population: 17,560
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kanke
Settlement.settlement_type: Census Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kanke Dam - Ranchi 9308.JPG
Settlement.image_alt: Kanke Dam
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Jharkhand#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ranchi
Settlement.government_type: Federal democracy
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.9
Settlement.elevation_m: 611
Settlement.population_total: 17560
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 611
Image: Kanke Dam - Ranchi 9308.JPG
Dialing code: 651

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postal code: 834006

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Contents

Demographics
Geography
Location
Area overview
Education
Healthcare
Infrastructure
References

==Demographics== According to the 2011 Census of India, Kanke had a total population of 17,560, of which 9,166 (52%) were males and 8,394 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,862. The total number of literate persons in Kanke was 13,837 (88.14% of the population over 6 years).