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About Kanagaon Village

Kanagaon is a mid sized village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 422 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 823.04 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 422
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 823.04 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kanagaon

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

Kanagaon lies about 21 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 6.8 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 Kanagaon
Nearest railway station Antagarh 6.8 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 21 km
Nearest town Kānker 45 km

Villages closest to Kanagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagaon village had a population of 855. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kanagaon village has 422 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagaon has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kanagaon is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagaon covers 823.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanagaon falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanagaon is Antagarh, about 6.8 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 Kanagaon.

Kanagaon is about 21 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagaon is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 6.8 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 21 km away. Kānker is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bulawand (1.8 km), Parali (2.3 km) and Pungaon (2.9 km).

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

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