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About Kanikuchi Village

Kanikuchi is a mid sized village in Rangia tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 712 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.43 hectares hectares.

Kanikuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanikuchi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Rangia
Area (hectares) 209.43 hectares
Population 1,340
Male Population 712
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanikuchi compares

By the 2011 count Kanikuchi is the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,541 residents. Its 209.43 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kanikuchi

Kanikuchi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanikuchi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanikuchi from other places

Kanikuchi lies about 54 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Khoirabari, about 13 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 Kanikuchi
Nearest railway station Khoirabari 13 km
Nearest town Mangaldai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rangia 28 km
District headquarters Baksa 54 km

Villages closest to Kanikuchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanikuchi village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,541 residents.

Kanikuchi village has 712 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanikuchi has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Kanikuchi covers 209.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanikuchi falls under Rangia tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kanikuchi is Khoirabari, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanikuchi.

Kanikuchi is about 54 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanikuchi is in Rangia tehsil of Baksa district. Khoirabari is about 13 km away. Mangaldai is about 16 km away. Rangia is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balikuchi (under 2 km), Panara (7.0 km) and Titkuri No 1 (19 km).

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

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