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About Kanakot Village

Kanakot is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 443 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 496223
Area (hectares) 180.84 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 443
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakot compares

By the 2011 count Kanakot is the 88th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 180.84 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kanakot

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

Kanakot lies about 73 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 39 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 Kanakot
Tehsil headquarters Palari 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 16 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 73 km

Villages closest to Kanakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakot village had a population of 897. That makes it the 88th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Kanakot village has 443 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakot has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kanakot is 496223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakot covers 180.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakot falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanakot is Nipania, about 39 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 Kanakot.

Kanakot is about 73 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakot is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 16 km away. Nipania is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahmadpur (under 2 km), Saloni (under 2 km) and Khairi (under 2 km).

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

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