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About Kanhargaon Village

Kanhargaon is a small village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 243 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 534.91 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 243
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanhargaon is the 74th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 534.91 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kanhargaon

Kanhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhargaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kanhargaon from other places

Kanhargaon lies about 89 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 42 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 Kanhargaon
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 18 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 42 km
District headquarters Bastar 89 km

Villages closest to Kanhargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Farasgaon 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 Kanhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhargaon village had a population of 464. That makes it the 74th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Kanhargaon village has 243 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhargaon has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Kanhargaon is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhargaon covers 534.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanhargaon falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhargaon is Antagarh, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Kanhargaon.

Kanhargaon is about 89 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhargaon is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 18 km away. Nārāinpur is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mode (under 2 km), Mode Bedma (under 2 km) and Paroda (2.7 km).

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

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