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About Kanharpur Village

Kanharpur is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 279 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 182.01 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 279
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanharpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanharpur is the 111th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 182.01 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Kanharpur

Kanharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanharpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanharpur from other places

Kanharpur lies about 41 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 32 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 Kanharpur
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 8.4 km
Nearest town Mungeli 14 km
Nearest railway station Belha 32 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Kanharpur

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 Kanharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharpur village had a population of 569. That makes it the 111th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kanharpur village has 279 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharpur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Kanharpur covers 182.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanharpur falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanharpur is Belha, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Kanharpur.

Kanharpur is about 41 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanharpur is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 8.4 km away. Mungeli is about 14 km away. Belha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi (under 2 km), Chhindbhog (under 2 km) and Sakeri (2.0 km).

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

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