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About Kanhalgaon Village

Kanhalgaon is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 269 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.9 hectares hectares.

Kanhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 285.9 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 269
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 90th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 285.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kanhalgaon

Kanhalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhalgaon as Available within village. 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 70 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 25 km
Nearest town Umred 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 70 km

Villages closest to Kanhalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chimur 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 509. That makes it the 90th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Kanhalgaon village has 269 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhalgaon has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Kanhalgaon covers 285.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanhalgaon falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanhalgaon is Bhiwapur, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanhalgaon.

Kanhalgaon is about 70 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhalgaon is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 9.5 km away. Bhiwapur is about 25 km away. Umred is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhalgaon Brahman (under 2 km), Kanhalgaon Kunbi (under 2 km) and Yerkheda (2.0 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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