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About Kanhera Village

Kanhera is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 853 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491338
Area (hectares) 499.32 hectares
Population 1,792
Male Population 853
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhera compares

By the 2011 count Kanhera is the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 499.32 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kanhera

Kanhera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhera 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. The nearest villages by name are Hathmudi, Hatranka, Hedaspur and Jeora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhera village had a population of 1,792. That makes it the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Kanhera village has 853 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhera has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kanhera is 491338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhera covers 499.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhera falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kanhera 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 village for Kanhera.

Kanhera is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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