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About Kalangpur Village

Kalangpur is a large village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,238, made up of 1,108 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalangpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 481.58 hectares
Population 2,238
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalangpur compares

By the 2011 count Kalangpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 481.58 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kalangpur

Kalangpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalangpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalangpur from other places

Kalangpur lies about 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 6.0 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 Kalangpur
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 6.7 km
Nearest town Balod 24 km
District headquarters Durg 32 km

Villages closest to Kalangpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalangpur village had a population of 2,238. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kalangpur village has 1,108 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalangpur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kalangpur is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalangpur covers 481.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalangpur falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalangpur is Gundardehi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kalangpur.

Kalangpur is about 32 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalangpur is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 6.0 km away. Gunderdehi is about 6.7 km away. Balod is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatgaon (1.5 km), Pendri (1.7 km) and Khalari (1.8 km).

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

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