About Kanhauli Village

Kanhauli is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 656 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhauli village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	1,323
Male Population	656
Female Population	667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhauli compares

By the 2011 count Kanhauli is the 24th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kanhauli

Kanhauli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanhauli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanhauli from other places

Kanhauli lies about 18 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 Kanhauli
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	11 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	18 km

Villages closest to Kanhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhauli village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 24th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Kanhauli village has 656 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhauli has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanhauli is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhauli covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhauli falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanhauli is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanhauli.

Kanhauli is about 18 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhauli is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 4.9 km away. Barbigha is about 5.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.