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About Kanela Village

Kanela is a mid sized village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 443 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Kanela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanela village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 443
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanela compares

By the 2011 count Kanela is the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kanela

Kanela is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanela 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jadopur, Jamua, Jogibir and Kaleyanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanela

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanela village had a population of 841. That makes it the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Kanela village has 443 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanela has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Kanela covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanela falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanela notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kanela is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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