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About Kanhari Village

Kanhari is a mid sized village in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 318 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra Road Gorella
Pincode 495117
Area (hectares) 240.86 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 318
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanhari compares

By the 2011 count Kanhari is the 69th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 240.86 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kanhari

Kanhari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanhari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanhari from other places

Kanhari lies about 33 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 27 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 Kanhari
Nearest town Bhelai 23 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra Road Gorella 33 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Kanhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pendra Road Gorella 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 Kanhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhari village had a population of 599. That makes it the 69th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Kanhari village has 318 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhari has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kanhari is 495117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhari covers 240.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhari falls under Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhari is Gevra Road, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kanhari.

Kanhari is about 33 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhari is in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bhelai is about 23 km away. Gevra Road is about 27 km away. Pendra Road Gorella is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalati (14 km), Semara (23 km) and Lalpur (24 km).

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

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