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About Kanhargaon Village

Kanhargaon is a mid sized village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 639 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.79 hectares hectares.

Kanhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 459.79 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 639
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanhargaon is the 67th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 459.79 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kanhargaon

Kanhargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhargaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanhargaon from other places

Kanhargaon lies about 27 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Katangi, 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 Kanhargaon
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Katangi 21 km
District headquarters Seoni 27 km

Villages closest to Kanhargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhargaon village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 67th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Kanhargaon village has 639 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhargaon has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Kanhargaon covers 459.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhargaon falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhargaon is Katangi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanhargaon.

Kanhargaon is about 27 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhargaon is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 9.5 km away. Katangi is about 21 km away. Seoni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajanwada (under 2 km), Niwari (2.0 km) and Takhla Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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