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About Kanaia Chak Village

Kanaia Chak is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 537 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Kanaia Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaia Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 537
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanaia Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kanaia Chak is the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kanaia Chak

Kanaia Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanaia Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanaia Chak from other places

Kanaia Chak lies about 16 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 16 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 Kanaia Chak
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 10 km
District headquarters Arwal 16 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 16 km

Villages closest to Kanaia Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi 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 Kanaia Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaia Chak village had a population of 984. That makes it the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Kanaia Chak village has 537 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaia Chak has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Kanaia Chak covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaia Chak falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanaia Chak is Jehanabad Court, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanaia Chak.

Kanaia Chak is about 16 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaia Chak is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 10 km away. Arwal is about 16 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahasi Chak (under 2 km), Samanpur Baddo (2.2 km) and Kinjar (2.3 km).

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

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