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About Kanhadgaon Village

Kanhadgaon is a mid sized village in Khairlanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 350 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.23 hectares hectares.

Kanhadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhadgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Khairlanji
Area (hectares) 214.23 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 350
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanhadgaon is the 73rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 214.23 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kanhadgaon

Kanhadgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanhadgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanhadgaon from other places

Kanhadgaon lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Waraseoni, about 16 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 Kanhadgaon
Tehsil headquarters Khairlanji 8.1 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 15 km
Nearest railway station Waraseoni 16 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km

Villages closest to Kanhadgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhadgaon village had a population of 698. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Kanhadgaon village has 350 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhadgaon has about 994 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 1028.

Kanhadgaon covers 214.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhadgaon falls under Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhadgaon is Waraseoni, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanhadgaon.

Kanhadgaon is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhadgaon is in Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Khairlanji is about 8.1 km away. Wārāseonī is about 15 km away. Waraseoni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicholi (under 2 km), Nonsa (under 2 km) and Katangi (1.9 km).

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

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