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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 323 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 19.07 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 323
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 19.07 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 39 km from Janjgir Champa. 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 Kanchanpur
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 1.5 km
Nearest town Saktī 1.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 39 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 650. That makes it the 77th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 323 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 19.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanchanpur falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kanchanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 39 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about 1.5 km away. Saktī is about 1.5 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagbudwa (under 2 km), Borada (under 2 km) and Sakti (under 2 km).

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

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