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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 476 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Premnagar
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 466.1 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 476
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 466.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kanchanpur

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

Kanchanpur lies about 76 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 35 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 Kanchanpur
Tehsil headquarters Premnagar 23 km
Nearest town Pasān 31 km
Nearest railway station Chirmiri 35 km
District headquarters Surguja 76 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 476 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanpur is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanpur covers 466.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Chirmiri, about 35 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 Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 76 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Premnagar is about 23 km away. Pasān is about 31 km away. Chirmiri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawapara Kalan (6.1 km), Nawapara Khurd (6.1 km) and Sarastal (10 km).

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

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