Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara # Kanhasagar Kanhasagar is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 307 people in 80 households, the 106th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 307 people (2011) - 80 households - 64.4% literacy - 968 females per 1,000 males ## Kanhasagar PIN code and other codes Kanhasagar falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bichhua - Census village code 495395 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanhasagar from nearby towns? - Bichhua (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 55 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanhasagar? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhasagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Yotamall - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bichhua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanhasagar known for? About 52% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanhasagar Of every 100 households in Kanhasagar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanhasagar · ■ Bichhua rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 78% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 15% 8% - Drinking water within premises 1% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 18% 47% - Television 0% 21% - Mobile phone 10% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 71% 46% - Own their home 98% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanhasagar? ■ Kanhasagar · ■ Bichhua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.4% 70.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 972 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 778 967 - Working population 53.7% 49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 53.3% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 143 (87%) · ■ Other work 6 (4%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bichhua - Dhodakhapa 319 people - Pipariya Khurd 316 people - Sagar 316 people - Mohgoan Khurd 310 people - Barraghati 306 people - Dhamniya 299 people - Puntra 293 people - Chicholi 289 people All 147 villages in Bichhua ## Quick answers - How far is Kanhasagar from Chhindwara? 55 km by road - What is the population of Kanhasagar? 307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanhasagar in? Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanhasagar? 64.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/kanhasagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.