About Kanhwa Village

Kanhwa is one of the larger villages in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,203, made up of 6,900 males and 6,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Parihar
Pincode	843324
Area (hectares)	464 hectares
Population	13,203
Male Population	6,900
Female Population	6,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanhwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Kanhwa

Kanhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanhwa from other places

Kanhwa lies about 44 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 21 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 Kanhwa
Nearest railway station	Jogiara	21 km
Nearest town	Madhubani	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Parihar	34 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	44 km

Villages closest to Kanhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhwa village had a population of 13,203. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Kanhwa village has 6,900 males and 6,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhwa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Kanhwa is 843324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhwa covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanhwa falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanhwa is Jogiara, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanhwa.

Kanhwa is about 44 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhwa is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Jogiara is about 21 km away. Madhubani is about 22 km away. Parihar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.