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About Kanchangundi Village

Kanchangundi is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 48 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchangundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchangundi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 48
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchangundi compares

By the 2011 count Kanchangundi is the 273rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kanchangundi

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

Kanchangundi lies about 76 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 56 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 Kanchangundi
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 26 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 56 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 59 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 76 km

Villages closest to Kanchangundi

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.

Common questions about Kanchangundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchangundi village had a population of 100. That makes it the 273rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Kanchangundi village has 48 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchangundi has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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

Kanchangundi covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanchangundi is Antagarh, about 56 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 Kanchangundi.

Kanchangundi is about 76 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.

Kanchangundi is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 26 km away. Antagarh is about 56 km away. Nārāinpur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paralkot (2.5 km), Bango Ghodiya (3.6 km) and Boganmodiya (3.6 km).

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

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