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Kanke block

Kanke block is a community development block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India.

Kanke is located at 23°26′N 85°19′E / 23.43°N 85.32°E / 23.43; 85.32'

Kanke CD block is located on the Ranchi plateau proper. It has an average elevation of 2,140 feet (650 m) above mean sea level and the land is undulating.

Kanke CD block is bounded by the Patratu CD block of Ramgarh district on the north, Ormanjhi and Angara CD blocks on the east, Namkum and Nagri CD blocks on the south, and Ratu and Burmu CD blocks on the west.

Kanke CD block has an area of 347.11 km2.Kanke and Pithoria police stations serve Kanke CD block. The headquarters of Kanke CD block is located at Kanke town.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kanke CD block had a total population of 244,072, of which 216,930 were rural and 27,142 were urban. There were 125,932 (52%) males and 118,140 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 36,181. Scheduled Castes numbered 9,364 (3.84%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 8,1280 (33.30%).

The percentage of Scheduled Tribes in Ranchi district, in 2011, was 47.67% of the population (rural) in the blocks. The percentage of Scheduled Tribes, numbering 1,042,016, in the total population of Ranchi district numbering 2,914,253 in 2011, was 35.76%. The Oraons forming 18.20% of the population and the Mundas forming 10.30% of the population, were the main tribes. Other tribes included (percentage of population in brackets) Lohra (2.46), Bedia (1.32) and Mahli (1.09).

Census towns in Kanke CD block are as follows (2011 population figure in brackets): Kanke (17,560) and Arsande (9,582).

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