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Kanchanpur Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Kanchanpur is a large village located in Sohagpur Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 624 families residing. The Kanchanpur village has population of 2616 of which 1348 are males while 1268 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanchanpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 453 which makes up 17.32 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanchanpur village is 941 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanchanpur as per census is 903, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Kanchanpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanchanpur village was 61.86 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Kanchanpur Male literacy stands at 71.71 % while female literacy rate was 51.47 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kanchanpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kanchanpur village.

Kanchanpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 624 - -
Population 2,616 1,348 1,268
Child (0-6) 453 238 215
Schedule Caste 240 116 124
Schedule Tribe 1,014 537 477
Literacy 61.86 % 71.71 % 51.47 %
Total Workers 1,012 697 315
Main Worker 449 - -
Marginal Worker 563 328 235

Caste Factor

In Kanchanpur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 38.76 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 9.17 % of total population in Kanchanpur village.

Work Profile

In Kanchanpur village out of total population, 1012 were engaged in work activities. 44.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1012 workers engaged in Main Work, 224 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.