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About Kanpala Village

Kanpala is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 104 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanpala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanpala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 207.34 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 104
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanpala compares

By the 2011 count Kanpala is the 206th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 207.34 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kanpala

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

Kanpala lies about 95 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 58 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 Kanpala
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 18 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 58 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 95 km

Villages closest to Kanpala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanpala village had a population of 215. That makes it the 206th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Kanpala village has 104 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanpala has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kanpala is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanpala covers 207.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanpala falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanpala is Dungripali, about 58 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 Kanpala.

Kanpala is about 95 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanpala is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 18 km away. Dungripali is about 58 km away. Mahasamund is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palidih (1.6 km), Sirpur (2.2 km) and Sirboda (2.7 km).

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

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