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About Kanakbira Village

Kanakbira is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 412 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakbira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakbira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 197.42 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 412
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakbira compares

By the 2011 count Kanakbira is the 81st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 197.42 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kanakbira

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

Kanakbira lies about 12 km from Sarangarh, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 53 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 Kanakbira
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 12 km
Nearest town Saraipali 22 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 53 km

Villages closest to Kanakbira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakbira village had a population of 858. That makes it the 81st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kanakbira village has 412 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakbira has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kanakbira is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakbira covers 197.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakbira falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakbira is Raigarh, about 53 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 Kanakbira.

Kanakbira is about 12 km from Sarangarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakbira is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 12 km away. Saraipali is about 22 km away. Raigarh is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramtek (under 2 km), Nargikhol (1.7 km) and Achanak Pali (2.1 km).

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

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