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About Kanhai Village

Kanhai is one of the larger villages in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,446, made up of 4,389 males and 4,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849 hectares hectares.

Kanhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Area (hectares) 849 hectares
Population 8,446
Male Population 4,389
Female Population 4,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanhai compares

By the 2011 count Kanhai is the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 849 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kanhai

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

How far is Kanhai from other places

Kanhai lies about 44 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 7.0 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 Kanhai
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 7.0 km
Nearest town Benipur 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 44 km

Villages closest to Kanhai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gora Bauram 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 Kanhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhai village had a population of 8,446. That makes it the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Kanhai village has 4,389 males and 4,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhai has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Kanhai covers 849 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhai falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanhai is Biraul, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kanhai.

Kanhai is about 44 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhai is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Gora Bauram is about 3.0 km away. Biraul is about 7.0 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunauni (under 2 km), Tira (under 2 km) and Hasanpur (under 2 km).

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

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