About Kanunia Village

Kanunia is a mid sized village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,849, made up of 968 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanunia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Adapur
Pincode	845302
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	1,849
Male Population	968
Female Population	881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanunia compares

By the 2011 count Kanunia is the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Kanunia

Kanunia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanunia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanunia from other places

Kanunia lies about 31 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about 3.9 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 Kanunia
Nearest railway station	Adapur	3.9 km
Nearest town	Raxaul	14 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	31 km

Villages closest to Kanunia

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

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Common questions about Kanunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanunia village had a population of 1,849. That makes it the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Kanunia village has 968 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanunia has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Kanunia is 845302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanunia covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanunia falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanunia is Adapur, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance for Kanunia.

Kanunia is about 31 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanunia is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 3.9 km away. Raxaul is about 14 km away. Purba Champaran is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.