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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 930 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.34 hectares hectares.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 440.34 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 930
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 62nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 440.34 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur 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 Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 32 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 17 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 Kanchanpur
Nearest railway station Unchhera 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 19 km
District headquarters Satna 32 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 930 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Kanchanpur covers 440.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanpur falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Unchhera, about 17 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 Kanchanpur.

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

Kanchanpur is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Unchhera is about 17 km away. Maihar is about 19 km away. Satna 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 Katiya Khurd (1.6 km), Karaundi Jahila (2.1 km) and Rigra (2.1 km).

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

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