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About Kanchanhal Village

Kanchanhal is a small village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 231 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchanhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanhal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585322
Area (hectares) 450.11 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 231
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanhal compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanhal is the 127th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 450.11 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kanchanhal

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

Kanchanhal lies about 32 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nawadgi, about 22 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 Kanchanhal
Nearest railway station Nawadgi 22 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 32 km
Nearest town Chitaguppa 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 32 km

Villages closest to Kanchanhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanhal village had a population of 457. That makes it the 127th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Kanchanhal village has 231 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanhal has about 978 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 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kanchanhal is 585322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanchanhal covers 450.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchanhal falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanhal is Nawadgi, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanchanhal.

Kanchanhal is about 32 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanhal is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Nawadgi is about 22 km away. Gulbarga is about 32 km away. Chitaguppa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hulsgud (2.9 km), Ratkal (3.3 km) and Sunthan (4.0 km).

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

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