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About Kulgaon Village

Kulgaon 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 555, made up of 272 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 595.16 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 272
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kulgaon is the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 595.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1036.

Getting to Kulgaon

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

Kulgaon lies about 29 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 38 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 Kulgaon
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 10 km
Nearest town Kānker 10 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 29 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 38 km

Villages closest to Kulgaon

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 Kulgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulgaon village had a population of 555. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kulgaon village has 272 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulgaon has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kulgaon is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulgaon covers 595.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kulgaon is Antagarh, about 38 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 Kulgaon.

Kulgaon is about 29 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.

Kulgaon is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 10 km away. Kānker is about 10 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lulegondi (under 2 km), Aturgaon (2.3 km) and Komalpur (3.1 km).

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

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