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About Kangri Village

Kangri is a small village in Bharari tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 43 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,302 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bharari
Pincode 174028
Area (hectares) 42.17 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 43
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,302
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangri compares

By the 2011 count Kangri is the 82nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 42.17 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Kangri

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

Kangri lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 22 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 Kangri
Nearest town Ratanpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Gatora 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharari 26 km

Villages closest to Kangri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangri village had a population of 99. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Kangri village has 43 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangri has about 1302 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Kangri is 174028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangri covers 42.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangri falls under Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kangri is Gatora, about 22 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 Kangri.

Kangri is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangri is in Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 13 km away. Gatora is about 22 km away. Bilaspur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bam (5.2 km), Bhadsin (5.2 km) and Dipar (6.8 km).

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

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