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About Kanagaon Village

Kanagaon is a small village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 158 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, 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 Kanker
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 296.57 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 158
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanagaon is the 79th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 296.57 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

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 <5 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 14 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 24 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
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 18 km
Nearest town Kānker 18 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 24 km

Villages closest to Kanagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanker 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 339. That makes it the 79th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kanagaon village has 158 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagaon has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kanagaon is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagaon covers 296.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanagaon is Antagarh, about 24 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 km distance for Kanagaon.

Kanagaon is about 14 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 Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 14 km away. Kanker is about 18 km away. Kānker is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pusajhar (2.9 km), Tultuli (3.6 km) and Pidhapal (3.8 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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