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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a small village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 193 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 151.09 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 193
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 128th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 151.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kanchanpur

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

Kanchanpur lies about 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, 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 Kanchanpur
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 5.9 km
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Nearest railway station Belha 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 408. That makes it the 128th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 193 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 151.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Belha, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 5.9 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Belha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tonhichua (under 2 km), Khairjhiti (1.5 km) and Kewtadih (1.7 km).

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

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