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About Kanharpuri Village

Kanharpuri is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 861 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanharpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 657.49 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 861
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanharpuri compares

By the 2011 count Kanharpuri is the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 657.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kanharpuri

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

Kanharpuri lies about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 33 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 Kanharpuri
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 12 km
Nearest town Kānker 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 17 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 33 km

Villages closest to Kanharpuri

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 Kanharpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharpuri village had a population of 1,790. That makes it the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kanharpuri village has 861 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharpuri has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Kanharpuri covers 657.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanharpuri is Keoti, about 33 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 Kanharpuri.

Kanharpuri 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.

Kanharpuri is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 12 km away. Kānker is about 12 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rode (under 2 km), Kurishtikur (2.1 km) and Deori (2.5 km).

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

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