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About Kanchannagar Village

Kanchannagar is a small village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 168 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchannagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 629.24 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 168
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchannagar compares

By the 2011 count Kanchannagar is the 78th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 629.24 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kanchannagar

Kanchannagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchannagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Jarahadih, Jargim, Jashwantpur and Jokapath. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanchannagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchannagar village had a population of 323. That makes it the 78th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kanchannagar village has 168 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchannagar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kanchannagar is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchannagar covers 629.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchannagar falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kanchannagar notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanchannagar.

Kanchannagar is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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