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About Kanpa Village

Kanpa is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 180 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 146.76 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 180
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpa compares

By the 2011 count Kanpa is the 168th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 146.76 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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 10+ 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 Kanpa from other places

Kanpa lies about 18 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 67 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 Kanpa
District headquarters Kabeerdham 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 18 km
Nearest town Kawardha 24 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 67 km

Villages closest to Kanpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpa village had a population of 359. That makes it the 168th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Kanpa village has 180 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kanpa is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpa covers 146.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpa falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanpa is Kargi Road, about 67 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 10+ km distance for Kanpa.

Kanpa is about 18 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpa is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 18 km away. Bodla is about 18 km away. Kawardha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapa (under 2 km), Koylari (1.5 km) and Putki (3.9 km).

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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