About Kanhaur Village

Kanhaur is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 609 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Kanhaur compares

By the 2011 count Kanhaur is the 68th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kanhaur

Kanhaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanhaur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanhaur from other places

Kanhaur lies about 45 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 8.6 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.

Villages closest to Kanhaur

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

• Mahnaro Istamrar under 2 km
• Chandel under 2 km
• Kalthia under 2 km
• Dhadhuar under 2 km
• Tetalia under 2 km
• Bijuar 1.8 km

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.