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About Kanamuka Village

Kanamuka is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 293 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493770, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanamuka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanamuka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493770
Area (hectares) 115.27 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 293
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanamuka compares

By the 2011 count Kanamuka is the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 115.27 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kanamuka

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

Kanamuka lies about 31 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sirry, about 11 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 Kanamuka
Nearest railway station Sirry 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 20 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 25 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 31 km

Villages closest to Kanamuka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanamuka village had a population of 616. That makes it the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Kanamuka village has 293 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanamuka has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kanamuka is 493770. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanamuka covers 115.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanamuka falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanamuka is Sirry, about 11 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 Kanamuka.

Kanamuka is about 31 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanamuka is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sirry is about 11 km away. Kurud is about 20 km away. Nawāpāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silidih (under 2 km), Kachna (2.1 km) and Jarwaydih (2.1 km).

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

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