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About Kahgaon Village

Kahgaon is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 811 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 638.2 hectares
Population 1,650
Male Population 811
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kahgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 638.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kahgaon

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

Kahgaon lies about 82 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 29 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 Kahgaon
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 29 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 36 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 82 km

Villages closest to Kahgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahgaon village had a population of 1,650. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Kahgaon village has 811 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahgaon has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kahgaon is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahgaon covers 638.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahgaon falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kahgaon is Bhanupratappur, about 29 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 Kahgaon.

Kahgaon is about 82 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahgaon is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 8.2 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 29 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iragaon (2.0 km), Kahdabari (2.4 km) and Bharritola (3.5 km).

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

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