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About Kansingha Village

Kansingha is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 120 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansingha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansingha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 168.17 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 120
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansingha compares

By the 2011 count Kansingha is the 170th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 168.17 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1014.

Getting to Kansingha

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

Kansingha lies about 73 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 56 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 Kansingha
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 29 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Darekasa 56 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 73 km

Villages closest to Kansingha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansingha village had a population of 255. That makes it the 170th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Kansingha village has 120 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansingha has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kansingha is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansingha covers 168.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kansingha falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kansingha is Darekasa, about 56 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 Kansingha.

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

Kansingha is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 29 km away. Khairāgarh is about 38 km away. Darekasa is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwahi (1.7 km), Rampur (1.8 km) and Chobhar (1.9 km).

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

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