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About Kanharia Village

Kanharia is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 69 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares.

Kanharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 69
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanharia compares

By the 2011 count Kanharia is the 184th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kanharia

Kanharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanharia from other places

Kanharia lies about 27 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 2.7 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 Kanharia
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 3.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 27 km

Villages closest to Kanharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharia village had a population of 145. That makes it the 184th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Kanharia village has 69 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharia has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Kanharia covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanharia falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanharia is Azamnagar Road, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanharia.

Kanharia is about 27 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanharia is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 2.7 km away. Azamnagar is about 3.3 km away. Katihar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanharia Kamat (under 2 km), Kusaha (1.6 km) and Belaunda (1.6 km).

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

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