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About Kanhegaon Village

Kanhegaon is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 808 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789 hectares hectares.

Kanhegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 789 hectares
Population 1,637
Male Population 808
Female Population 829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhegaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanhegaon is the 19th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 789 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kanhegaon

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

Kanhegaon lies about 26 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 21 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 Kanhegaon
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 24 km
District headquarters Betul 26 km
Nearest town Betūl 26 km

Villages closest to Kanhegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhegaon village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 19th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Kanhegaon village has 808 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhegaon has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Kanhegaon covers 789 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhegaon falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhegaon is Maramjhiri, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Kanhegaon.

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

Kanhegaon is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 21 km away. Shahpur is about 24 km away. Betul is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesiya (2.0 km), Mandai Bujurg (3.3 km) and Sehra (3.3 km).

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

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