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About Kanokhar Village

Kanokhar is a small village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 190 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Kanokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 190
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Kanokhar compares

By the 2011 count Kanokhar is the 130th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kanokhar

Kanokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanokhar 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 Kanokhar from other places

Kanokhar lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 6.5 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 Kanokhar
Tehsil headquarters Obra 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 6.5 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Kanokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanokhar village had a population of 380. That makes it the 130th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Kanokhar village has 190 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanokhar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Kanokhar covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanokhar falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanokhar is Phesar, about 6.5 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 Kanokhar.

Kanokhar is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanokhar is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 5.4 km away. Phesar is about 6.5 km away. Daudnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belarhi (under 2 km), Deochand (under 2 km) and Bara (under 2 km).

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

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