About Kanakot Village

Kanakot is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 830 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakot village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	491221
Area (hectares)	398.87 hectares
Population	1,644
Male Population	830
Female Population	814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakot compares

By the 2011 count Kanakot is the 44th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 398.87 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kanakot

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

Kanakot lies about 22 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 8.9 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 Kanakot
Nearest railway station	Risama	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	14 km
Nearest town	Bhilai	20 km
District headquarters	Durg	22 km

Villages closest to Kanakot

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

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Common questions about Kanakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakot village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 44th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Kanakot village has 830 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakot has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kanakot is 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakot covers 398.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakot falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakot is Risama, about 8.9 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 village for Kanakot.

Kanakot is about 22 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakot is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Risama is about 8.9 km away. Patan is about 14 km away. Bhilai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.