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About Kanharpur Village

Kanharpur is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 110 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 136.17 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 110
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanharpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanharpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 136.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kanharpur

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

Kanharpur lies about 85 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 22 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 Kanharpur
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 22 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Durg 85 km

Villages closest to Kanharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharpur village had a population of 225. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Kanharpur village has 110 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharpur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kanharpur is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanharpur covers 136.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanharpur falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanharpur is Bhatapara, about 22 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 Kanharpur.

Kanharpur is about 85 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanharpur is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 17 km away. Bhatapara is about 22 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malda (under 2 km), Keshla (under 2 km) and Bhikhampur (1.6 km).

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

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