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About Kanhera Village

Kanhera is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 529 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 496245
Area (hectares) 274.89 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 529
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhera compares

By the 2011 count Kanhera is the 86th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 274.89 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kanhera

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

Kanhera lies about 14 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatgaon, about 12 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 Kanhera
Nearest railway station Bhatgaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 14 km

Villages closest to Kanhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhera village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 86th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Kanhera village has 529 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhera has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kanhera is 496245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhera covers 274.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhera falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhera is Bhatgaon, about 12 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 Kanhera.

Kanhera is about 14 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhera is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatgaon is about 12 km away. Abhanpur is about 14 km away. Raipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekari (under 2 km), Bhurkoni (under 2 km) and Julum (1.9 km).

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

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