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About Kanhalgaon Village

Kanhalgaon is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 335 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Pincode 441809
Area (hectares) 315.28 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 335
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanhalgaon is the 60th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 315.28 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kanhalgaon

Kanhalgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanhalgaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kanhalgaon from other places

Kanhalgaon lies about 16 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 5.9 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 Kanhalgaon
Nearest railway station Koka 5.9 km
Nearest town Tumsar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 16 km
District headquarters Bhandara 16 km

Villages closest to Kanhalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhalgaon village had a population of 646. That makes it the 60th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Kanhalgaon village has 335 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhalgaon has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kanhalgaon is 441809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhalgaon covers 315.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhalgaon falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanhalgaon is Koka, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance for Kanhalgaon.

Kanhalgaon is about 16 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhalgaon is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Koka is about 5.9 km away. Tumsar is about 14 km away. Lakhani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yetewahi (9.1 km), Murmadi (11 km) and Pardi (11 km).

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

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