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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 418 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 239.12 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 418
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 47th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 239.12 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 993.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 under 2 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 38 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 Kanchanpur
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela under 2 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 38 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 830. That makes it the 47th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 418 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 986 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 239.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Raigarh, about 38 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 Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about under 2 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about under 2 km away. Raigarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chantipali (under 2 km), Jhabad (1.8 km) and Lodhiya (2.3 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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