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About Kanri Village

Kanri is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 530 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Kanri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 530
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanri compares

By the 2011 count Kanri is the 84th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 920.

Getting to Kanri

Kanri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanri from other places

Kanri lies about 27 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 9.8 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 Kanri
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 4.3 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 9.8 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 27 km

Villages closest to Kanri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanri village had a population of 990. That makes it the 84th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Kanri village has 530 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanri has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Kanri covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanri falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanri is Nabinagar Road, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanri.

Kanri is about 27 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanri is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar is about 4.3 km away. Nabīnagar is about 4.3 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debikanri (under 2 km), Labhri (under 2 km) and Rampur Khairat (under 2 km).

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

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