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About Kanar Village

Kanar is a mid sized village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,589, made up of 822 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Nagra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 1,589
Male Population 822
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanar compares

By the 2011 count Kanar is the 29th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kanar

The census records public bus service for Kanar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanar from other places

Kanar lies about 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Khairah, about 3.2 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 Kanar
Nearest railway station Khairah 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagra 4.2 km
Nearest town Chāpra 10 km
District headquarters Saran 24 km

Villages closest to Kanar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanar village had a population of 1,589. That makes it the 29th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Kanar village has 822 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kanar is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanar covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanar falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanar is Khairah, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanar.

Kanar is about 24 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanar is in Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Khairah is about 3.2 km away. Nagra is about 4.2 km away. Chāpra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (under 2 km), Dumri (under 2 km) and Damri Tola (under 2 km).

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

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