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About Kanaura Village

Kanaura is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 447 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Kanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 447
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanaura compares

By the 2011 count Kanaura is the 94th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kanaura

Kanaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanaura from other places

Kanaura lies about 43 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about 12 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 Kanaura
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Karona 12 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 13 km
District headquarters Patna 43 km

Villages closest to Kanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaura village had a population of 851. That makes it the 94th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Kanaura village has 447 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaura has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Kanaura covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaura falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanaura is Karona, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanaura.

Kanaura is about 43 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaura is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 9.8 km away. Karona is about 12 km away. Jahānābād is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narauli (under 2 km), Baruna (under 2 km) and Hadi Nagar (1.6 km).

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

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