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About Kanhaiguda Village

Kanhaiguda is a small village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 87 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhaiguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhaiguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 356.48 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 87
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhaiguda compares

By the 2011 count Kanhaiguda is the 162nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 356.48 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kanhaiguda

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

Kanhaiguda lies about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, 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 Kanhaiguda
Nearest railway station Kirandul 14 km
Nearest town Bacheli 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Konta 33 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 33 km

Villages closest to Kanhaiguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhaiguda village had a population of 159. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kanhaiguda village has 87 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhaiguda has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kanhaiguda is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhaiguda covers 356.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanhaiguda falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhaiguda is Kirandul, 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 Kanhaiguda.

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

Kanhaiguda is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kirandul is about 14 km away. Bacheli is about 19 km away. Konta 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 Kondasawali (7.5 km), Chintalnar (7.9 km) and Bhimapuram (9.4 km).

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

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