About Kanpa Village

Kanpa is a large village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,188, made up of 1,095 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Mahasamund
Pincode	493445
Area (hectares)	627.15 hectares
Population	2,188
Male Population	1,095
Female Population	1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpa compares

By the 2011 count Kanpa is the 18th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 627.15 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1007.

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 village. 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 8.1 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 5.5 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
Nearest railway station	Belsonda	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahasamund	8.1 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	8.1 km

Villages closest to Kanpa

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

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Common questions about Kanpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpa village had a population of 2,188. That makes it the 18th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Kanpa village has 1,095 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpa has about 998 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kanpa is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpa covers 627.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanpa falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanpa is Belsonda, about 5.5 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 village for Kanpa.

Kanpa is about 8.1 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpa is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Belsonda is about 5.5 km away. Mahasamund is about 8.1 km away. Mahāsamund is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.