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About Kunjkanhar Village

Kunjkanhar is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 295 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunjkanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunjkanhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 293.08 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 295
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunjkanhar compares

By the 2011 count Kunjkanhar is the 68th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 293.08 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Kunjkanhar

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

Kunjkanhar lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 9.0 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 Kunjkanhar
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 9.0 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 14 km
District headquarters Durg 80 km

Villages closest to Kunjkanhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunjkanhar village had a population of 592. That makes it the 68th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kunjkanhar village has 295 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunjkanhar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Kunjkanhar is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunjkanhar covers 293.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunjkanhar falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kunjkanhar is Gudum, about 9.0 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 Kunjkanhar.

Kunjkanhar is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunjkanhar is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Dondi is about 7.5 km away. Gudum is about 9.0 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urjhe (1.5 km), Khursi Tikur (2.1 km) and Khursitikur (2.1 km).

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

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