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About Petechuwa Alias Kankalin Village

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin is a small village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 217 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petechuwa Alias Kankalin village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 345.67 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 217
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petechuwa Alias Kankalin compares

By the 2011 count Petechuwa Alias Kankalin is the 94th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 345.67 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Petechuwa Alias Kankalin

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

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin lies about 70 km from Durg. 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 Petechuwa Alias Kankalin
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 13 km
Nearest town Balod 24 km
District headquarters Durg 70 km

Villages closest to Petechuwa Alias Kankalin

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur 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 Petechuwa Alias Kankalin

As per the Census of India 2011, Petechuwa Alias Kankalin village had a population of 441. That makes it the 94th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin village has 217 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petechuwa Alias Kankalin has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Petechuwa Alias Kankalin is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin covers 345.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Petechuwa Alias Kankalin notes the nearest railway station 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 Petechuwa Alias Kankalin.

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin is about 70 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Petechuwa Alias Kankalin is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 13 km away. Balod is about 24 km away. Durg is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotatola (2.3 km), Mujalgondi (2.4 km) and Kochwahi (3.4 km).

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

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