About Kanakal Village

Kanakal is a large village in Basavana Bagevadi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,288 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2272.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bijapur
Tehsil	Basavana Bagevadi
Pincode	586112
Area (hectares)	2272.41 hectares
Population	2,643
Male Population	1,288
Female Population	1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakal compares

By the 2011 count Kanakal is the 37th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,604 residents. Its 2272.41 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 968.

Getting to Kanakal

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

Kanakal lies about 17 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 39 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 Kanakal
Tehsil headquarters	Basavana Bagevadi	17 km
District headquarters	Bijapur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalur	39 km
Nearest town	Bacheli	45 km

Villages closest to Kanakal

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

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Common questions about Kanakal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakal village had a population of 2,643. That makes it the 37th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,604 residents.

Kanakal village has 1,288 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakal has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kanakal is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakal covers 2272.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakal falls under Basavana Bagevadi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakal is Kamalur, about 39 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanakal.

Kanakal is about 17 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakal is in Basavana Bagevadi tehsil of Bijapur district. Basavana Bagevadi is about 17 km away. Bijapur is about 17 km away. Kamalur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.