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About Kanauli Village

Kanauli is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,249, made up of 1,148 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares.

Kanauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 2,249
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Kanauli compares

By the 2011 count Kanauli is the 36th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kanauli

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

Kanauli lies about 11 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Niyazipur, about 8.0 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 Kanauli
Nearest railway station Niyazipur 8.0 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 11 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 14 km

Villages closest to Kanauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanauli village had a population of 2,249. That makes it the 36th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kanauli village has 1,148 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanauli has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Kanauli covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanauli falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanauli is Niyazipur, about 8.0 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 Kanauli.

Kanauli is about 11 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanauli is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Niyazipur is about 8.0 km away. Jehanabad is about 11 km away. Jahānābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mataur Chak (2.0 km), Mataur (2.4 km) and Supi (2.4 km).

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

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