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About Kanaila Village

Kanaila is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,853, made up of 993 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,853
Male Population 993
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanaila compares

By the 2011 count Kanaila is the 54th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kanaila

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

How far is Kanaila from other places

Kanaila lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 1.7 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 Kanaila
Nearest railway station Sudhani 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 11 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 38 km

Villages closest to Kanaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaila village had a population of 1,853. That makes it the 54th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Kanaila village has 993 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaila has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Kanaila is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaila covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaila falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanaila is Sudhani, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanaila.

Kanaila is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaila is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 1.7 km away. Barsoi is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pataul (under 2 km), Dubisubhi (under 2 km) and Pamra (under 2 km).

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

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