Kanker Village
Kanker is a revenue village in Kanker tehsil, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
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Kanker tehsil, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.
Kanker today
- Bamboo₹225UPMANDI BHANUPRATAPPUR APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Paddy(Common)₹2,200Lakhanpuri APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Mahua₹3,000UPMANDI BHANUPRATAPPUR APMC · 31 Oct 2026
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Kanker is a village in Kanker tehsil, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. Its postal pincode is 494334.
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Villages sharing pincode 494334
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Kanker · 20.2693° N, 81.4932° E
Electoral profile
Listed in this constituency by the Local Government Directory (LGD) and checked against map locations nearby. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Chhattisgarh Assembly 2023 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
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Write a postHealth & emergency numbers · and the nearest health centres to Kanker
- 108Ambulance (emergency)Free from any phone, day and night
- 104Health helpline (advice, doctor on call)Free from any phone, day and night
108: Source: Emergency Response Services (108) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026 · 104: Source: Health helpline (104) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026
Nearest health facilities we hold
No health facility within 25 km in our places data yet — not reported.
VoiceOfVillage is an independent website, not a health service. In an emergency, call 108.
Land records · official portal for Chhattisgarh
Official portalVoiceOfVillage keeps no land records. Look up pattadar passbooks, adangal / pahani and record-of-rights details on the government's own portal.
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- Khasra (B-I), khatauni (P-II), village maps
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- Revenue Department, Government of Chhattisgarh
Link checked 12 Nov 2026 · bhuiyan.cg.nic.in/ · We store nothing from the portal; the link opens the government site in a new tab. The portal differs by state; this is the one for Chhattisgarh.
Essential services & places near Kanker
Hospitals, schools, banks, offices and other public places from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight-line from Kanker's map point, not road distance.
Banks, ATMs & post offices259 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Bank · No map location — listed by district
CO GRAM PANCHAYAT AMABEDA AMABEDA ANTAGARH KANKER UTTAR BASTAR CHHATTISGARH PIN 494230
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GUPTA TOWERS, TIKRA PARA, NEAR GOVT. KOMALDEV HOSPITAL,KANKER, DIST. KANKER, CHATTISGARH, PIN 494334
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR,HIGHWAY PAKHANJOUR ROAD,NEAR HDFC BANK,PO PS PAKAHNJOUR
All banks, atms & post offices in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Hospitals & clinics39 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Schools & anganwadis9 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Colleges & universities4 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Police & fire stations2 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Revenue & panchayat offices2 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
All revenue & panchayat offices in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Government offices1 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Temples7 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Transport15 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Agriculture services4 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
Community places2 in Uttar Bastar Kanker district
All places in Kanker tehsil (61) →Places of worship in Kanker →Suggest a missing place
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
People often ask about Kanker
Where is Kanker located?
Kanker is a village in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India.
Which district is Kanker in?
Kanker is in Uttar Bastar Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.
How is Kanker written in the local script?
Kanker is written कांकेर.
What is the pincode of Kanker?
The pincode of Kanker, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker is 494334.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kanker in?
Kanker is in the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Kanker?
Bhojraj Nag (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Kanker Lok Sabha seat, which includes Kanker, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Kanker in?
Kanker is in the Kanker assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Kanker?
Asha Ram Netam (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Kanker assembly seat, which includes Kanker, in 2023.
What is the LGD code of Kanker?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kanker is 956263.
Which villages are near Kanker?
Villages near Kanker include Mankeshri (2.0 km), Bhirawahi (2.4 km), Tondamarka (3.4 km), Dumali (3.9 km), Sarangpal (4.5 km).
Who is the sarpanch of Kanker?
The sarpanch of Kanker has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Village directory: Local Government Directory
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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What do you need to find near Kanker?
- Hospital
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Each opens a page of the nearest places from our directory (OpenStreetMap, RBI, India Post), with straight-line distances.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 12 Nov 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Rainfall at this location — reanalysis estimate (~28 km grid), not a rain-gauge reading
Last 30 days (8 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026): 96 mm. A comparison with the long-term average for these days isn't computed yet; IMD's monthly normal for the district is below.
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Uttar Bastar Kanker district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 12 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo · Bamboo | UPMANDI BHANUPRATAPPUR APMC | 225 | 225 | 225 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | Lakhanpuri APMC | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | Narharpur APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | Korar APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | Sambalpur APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | Charama APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | UPMANDI BHANUPRATAPPUR APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | Bardewri APMC | 1,950 | 2,100 | 2,025 | 5 Nov 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Kanker's shops. Best mandi price near Kanker →
Official dataAgmarknet, 12 Nov 2026