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About Kanhalgaon Village

Kanhalgaon is a mid sized village in Gondpipri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 356 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.19 hectares hectares.

Kanhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Gondpipri
Area (hectares) 170.19 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 356
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Kanhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanhalgaon is the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 170.19 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 <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 Kanhalgaon from other places

Kanhalgaon lies about 36 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wihirgaon, about 12 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 Wihirgaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gondpipri 14 km
Nearest town Rājūra 20 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 36 km

Villages closest to Kanhalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gondpipri 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 668. That makes it the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Kanhalgaon village has 356 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhalgaon has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Kanhalgaon covers 170.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhalgaon falls under Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanhalgaon is Wihirgaon, about 12 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 Kanhalgaon.

Kanhalgaon is about 36 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 Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wihirgaon is about 12 km away. Gondpipri is about 14 km away. Rājūra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganpur (4.2 km), Kudesavali (6.2 km) and Parsodi (6.7 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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