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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 363 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 418.64 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 363
Female Population 363
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 Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 418.64 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kaneri

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

Kaneri lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarbhata, about 14 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 Kaneri
Nearest railway station Chakarbhata 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 17 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 20 km

Villages closest to Kaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneri village had a population of 726. That makes it the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Kaneri village has 363 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kaneri is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaneri covers 418.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaneri falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kaneri is Chakarbhata, about 14 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 Kaneri.

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

Kaneri is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Chakarbhata is about 14 km away. Bilha is about 17 km away. Bilaspur 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 Durugdih (2.0 km), Piraiya (2.2 km) and Khudiyadih (2.8 km).

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

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