About Kanda Village

Kanda is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 346 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	563.38 hectares
Population	686
Male Population	346
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 72nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 563.38 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kanda

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

How far is Kanda from other places

Kanda lies about 61 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 63 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 Kanda
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	8.2 km
District headquarters	Surguja	61 km
Nearest town	Ambikāpur	61 km
Nearest railway station	Ambikapur	63 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

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Common questions about Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 686. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Kanda village has 346 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

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

Kanda covers 563.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanda falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Ambikapur, about 63 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 10+ km distance for Kanda.

Kanda is about 61 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 8.2 km away. Surguja is about 61 km away. Ambikāpur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.