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About Kanapal Village

Kanapal is a small village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 14 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494221
Area (hectares) 40.94 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 14
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanapal compares

By the 2011 count Kanapal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 40.94 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kanapal

Kanapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanapal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanapal from other places

Kanapal lies about 20 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Jagdalpur, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanapal
Nearest railway station Jagdalpur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 20 km
District headquarters Bastar 20 km

Villages closest to Kanapal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bakavand tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kanapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanapal village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Kanapal village has 14 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanapal has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kanapal is 494221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanapal covers 40.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanapal falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanapal is Jagdalpur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanapal.

Kanapal is about 20 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanapal is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Jagdalpur is about 3.0 km away. Bakavand is about 20 km away. Bastar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korpal (4.4 km), Kohkapal (5.8 km) and Dhobiguda (6.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanapal today is likely to be higher.

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