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About Kanchangaon Village

Kanchangaon is a mid sized village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 791 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1317.17 hectares hectares.

Kanchangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 1317.17 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 791
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchangaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanchangaon is the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 1317.17 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kanchangaon

Kanchangaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchangaon 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 Kanchangaon from other places

Kanchangaon lies about 30 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Wagholi, about 11 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 Kanchangaon
Nearest railway station Wagholi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 14 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 14 km
District headquarters Wardha 30 km

Villages closest to Kanchangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchangaon village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Kanchangaon village has 791 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchangaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Kanchangaon covers 1317.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanchangaon falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanchangaon is Wagholi, about 11 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 Kanchangaon.

Kanchangaon is about 30 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchangaon is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Wagholi is about 11 km away. Hinganghat is about 14 km away. Hinganghāt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arvi (3.2 km), Pawani (3.5 km) and Tivsadi (3.9 km).

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

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