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About Kanechur Village

Kanechur 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 835, made up of 411 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanechur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanechur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 622.29 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 411
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanechur compares

By the 2011 count Kanechur is the 36th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 622.29 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1044.

Getting to Kanechur

Kanechur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanechur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kanechur from other places

Kanechur lies about 11 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 15 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 Kanechur
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 15 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 15 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 29 km

Villages closest to Kanechur

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 Kanechur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanechur village had a population of 835. That makes it the 36th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Kanechur village has 411 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanechur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Kanechur is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanechur covers 622.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanechur is Gudum, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanechur.

Kanechur is about 11 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.

Kanechur is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 11 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 15 km away. Gudum is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jampara (under 2 km), Dongarkatta (2.3 km) and Baijanpuri (2.5 km).

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

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