About Aalkanhar Village

Aalkanhar is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 140 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aalkanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aalkanhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	494777
Area (hectares)	435.3 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	140
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aalkanhar compares

By the 2011 count Aalkanhar is the 195th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 435.3 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Aalkanhar

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

Aalkanhar lies about 78 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 61 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 Aalkanhar
Tehsil headquarters	Pakhanjur	30 km
Nearest town	Garhchiroli	51 km
Nearest railway station	Bhanupratappur	61 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	78 km

Villages closest to Aalkanhar

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

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Common questions about Aalkanhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Aalkanhar village had a population of 279. That makes it the 195th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Aalkanhar village has 140 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aalkanhar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Aalkanhar is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aalkanhar covers 435.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aalkanhar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Aalkanhar is Bhanupratappur, about 61 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 Aalkanhar.

Aalkanhar is about 78 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.

Aalkanhar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 30 km away. Garhchiroli is about 51 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.