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About Kanshidih Village

Kanshidih is a mid sized village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 661 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanshidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanshidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Dabhra
Pincode 495692
Area (hectares) 520.57 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 661
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanshidih compares

By the 2011 count Kanshidih is the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 520.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kanshidih

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

Kanshidih lies about 71 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 26 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 Kanshidih
Tehsil headquarters Dabhra 14 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 26 km
Nearest town Raigarh 28 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 71 km

Villages closest to Kanshidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanshidih village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Kanshidih village has 661 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanshidih has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kanshidih is 495692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanshidih covers 520.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanshidih falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanshidih is Kirodimal Nagar, about 26 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 Kanshidih.

Kanshidih is about 71 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanshidih is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 14 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 26 km away. Raigarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundaru Jhanjh (2.2 km), Mauhapali (2.3 km) and Gopalpur (3.1 km).

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

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