Map of Kānker, India

Kānker is a city in Chhattisgarh, India, with a population of about 37,442. It lies at 20.2719°N, 81.4918°E. Kānker is about 1,024 km (636 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dhamtari, 49 km to the north.

Kānker at a glance

Where is Kānker?

• The 17th largest city in Chhattisgarh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 54 min on the shortest day to 13 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kānker

• Dhamtari — 49 km north
• Rāj-Nāndgaon — 104 km northwest
• Bhilai — 104 km north
• Durg — 105 km north
• Raipur — 108 km north
• Kumhāri — 111 km north
• Mahāsamund — 112 km northeast
• Dongargarh — 128 km northwest
• Jagdalpur — 144 km southeast
• Nowrangapur — 160 km southeast

Largest cities in Chhattisgarh

• Raipur — 1,027,264
• Bhilai — 627,734
• Korba — 419,146
• Bilāspur — 365,579
• Durg — 268,806
• Rāj-Nāndgaon — 163,114
• Raigarh — 150,019
• Jagdalpur — 125,463
• Ambikāpur — 121,071
• Dhamtari — 101,677

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.