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About Kanhud Village

Kanhud is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 470 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.03 hectares hectares.

Kanhud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhud village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 220.03 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 470
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanhud compares

By the 2011 count Kanhud is the 129th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 220.03 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 939.

Getting to Kanhud

Kanhud is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanhud as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanhud from other places

Kanhud lies about 5.3 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Churki, about under 2 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 Kanhud
Nearest railway station Churki under 2 km
District headquarters Singrauli 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 29 km

Villages closest to Kanhud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhud village had a population of 922. That makes it the 129th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Kanhud village has 470 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhud has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Kanhud covers 220.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhud falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhud is Churki, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanhud.

Kanhud is about 5.3 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhud is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Churki is about under 2 km away. Singrauli is about 5.3 km away. Chitrangi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatari (under 2 km), Churki (1.9 km) and Duari (2.1 km).

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

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