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About Kanha Kalan Village

Kanha Kalan is a mid sized village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 976 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanha Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 1,936
Male Population 976
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kanha Kalan is the 6th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kanha Kalan

Kanha Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanha Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanha Kalan from other places

Kanha Kalan lies about 19 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, 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 Kanha Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti under 2 km
District headquarters Chatra 19 km
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 24 km

Villages closest to Kanha Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Kanha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanha Kalan village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 6th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kanha Kalan village has 976 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanha Kalan has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kanha Kalan is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanha Kalan covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanha Kalan falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanha Kalan is Kathautia, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanha Kalan.

Kanha Kalan is about 19 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanha Kalan is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about under 2 km away. Chatra is about 19 km away. Chatrā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalea Nawadih (under 2 km), Kanha Khurd (under 2 km) and Senduria Nawadih (under 2 km).

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

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