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About Kanpa Village

Kanpa is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 316 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 352.16 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 316
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpa compares

By the 2011 count Kanpa is the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 352.16 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kanpa

Kanpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanpa 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. The nearest villages by name are Hatranka, Hedaspur, Jeora and Kandai. 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 Kanpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpa village had a population of 620. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Kanpa village has 316 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpa has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kanpa is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpa covers 352.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanpa falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kanpa 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 Kanpa.

Kanpa 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 Kanpa today is likely to be higher.

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