About Kanai Village

Kanai is a large village in Charpokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,025, made up of 1,056 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Kanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Charpokhari
Area (hectares)	202 hectares
Population	2,025
Male Population	1,056
Female Population	969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanai compares

By the 2011 count Kanai is the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kanai

Kanai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanai from other places

Kanai lies about 19 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 11 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 Kanai
Nearest town	Arāria	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Charpokhari	19 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	19 km

Villages closest to Kanai

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

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Common questions about Kanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanai village had a population of 2,025. That makes it the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Kanai village has 1,056 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Kanai covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanai falls under Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanai is Araria Court, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanai.

Kanai is about 19 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanai is in Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 5.1 km away. Araria Court is about 11 km away. Charpokhari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.