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About Kanagaon Village

Kanagaon is a mid sized village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 440 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1002 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494230
Area (hectares) 1002 hectares
Population 880
Male Population 440
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanagaon is the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 1002 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kanagaon

Kanagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanagaon 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 Kanagaon from other places

Kanagaon lies about 101 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 29 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 Kanagaon
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 28 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 29 km
District headquarters Bastar 101 km

Villages closest to Kanagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagaon village had a population of 880. That makes it the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kanagaon village has 440 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kanagaon is 494230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagaon covers 1002 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.

Kanagaon falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanagaon is Antagarh, about 29 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 Kanagaon.

Kanagaon is about 101 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagaon is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 28 km away. Nārāinpur is about 28 km away. Antagarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalepal (3.0 km), Binjhe (3.1 km) and Buikijuganar (5.1 km).

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

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