About Kanchora Village

Kanchora is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 382 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	682 hectares
Population	764
Male Population	382
Female Population	382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchora compares

By the 2011 count Kanchora is the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 682 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 995.

Getting to Kanchora

Kanchora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanchora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kanchora from other places

Kanchora lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 62 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 Kanchora
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	15 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	23 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	62 km

Villages closest to Kanchora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchora village had a population of 764. That makes it the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Kanchora village has 382 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchora has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kanchora is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchora covers 682 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchora falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanchora is Lohardaga, about 62 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanchora.

Kanchora is about 24 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchora is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 15 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 23 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.