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About Kanharpuri Village

Kanharpuri is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 660 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanharpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 469.85 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 660
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanharpuri compares

By the 2011 count Kanharpuri is the 69th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 469.85 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kanharpuri

Kanharpuri 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 Kanharpuri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanharpuri from other places

Kanharpuri lies about 20 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 2.7 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 Kanharpuri
Nearest railway station Kurud 2.7 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 20 km

Villages closest to Kanharpuri

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 Kanharpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharpuri village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 69th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Kanharpuri village has 660 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharpuri has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kanharpuri is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanharpuri covers 469.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanharpuri falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanharpuri is Kurud, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance for Kanharpuri.

Kanharpuri is about 20 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanharpuri is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 2.7 km away. Dhamtari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaloojhulan (under 2 km), Bhusrenga (2.3 km) and Dadesara (2.4 km).

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

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