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About Kanchna Village

Kanchna is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 123 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.85 hectares hectares.

Kanchna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 210.85 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 123
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Kanchna compares

By the 2011 count Kanchna is the 235th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 210.85 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kanchna

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

Kanchna lies about 24 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Kaniwara, about 10 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 Kanchna
Nearest railway station Kaniwara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 24 km

Villages closest to Kanchna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchna village had a population of 242. That makes it the 235th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Kanchna village has 123 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchna has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Kanchna covers 210.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchna falls under Seoni tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchna is Kaniwara, about 10 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 Kanchna.

Kanchna is about 24 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchna is in Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Kaniwara is about 10 km away. Seoni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahlon (1.8 km), Banjarthigripar (1.9 km) and Kalarbanki (2.7 km).

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

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