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About Kanhargaon Village

Kanhargaon is a mid sized village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 757 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 456.2 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 757
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanhargaon is the 13th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 456.2 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Kanhargaon

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

Kanhargaon lies about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about under 2 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 Kanhargaon
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur under 2 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 17 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 32 km

Villages closest to Kanhargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhargaon village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 13th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Kanhargaon village has 757 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhargaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Kanhargaon is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhargaon covers 456.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhargaon falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhargaon is Bhanupratappur, about under 2 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 Kanhargaon.

Kanhargaon is about 17 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.

Kanhargaon is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about under 2 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 17 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Pandarpuri (2.0 km) and Ranwahi (3.1 km).

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

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