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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 574 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, 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 Takhatpur
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 116.45 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 574
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 76th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 116.45 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

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 <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 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 Takhatpur 8.9 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 Takhatpur 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 1,182. That makes it the 76th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 574 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 116.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Takhatpur 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 <5 km distance 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 Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 8.9 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 Khamhariya (4.5 km), Panchbahra (5.3 km) and Chorbhatthi Kalan (5.8 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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