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About Kanhauli Village

Kanhauli is one of the larger villages in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,038, made up of 4,785 males and 4,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Sonbarsa
Pincode 843317
Area (hectares) 790 hectares
Population 9,038
Male Population 4,785
Female Population 4,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanhauli compares

By the 2011 count Kanhauli is the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents. Its 790 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kanhauli

Kanhauli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanhauli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamua, Jamunia Urf Majurwa, Jinagar and Kachaur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanhauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhauli village had a population of 9,038. That makes it the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents.

Kanhauli village has 4,785 males and 4,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhauli has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kanhauli is 843317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhauli covers 790 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhauli falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanhauli notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kanhauli.

Kanhauli is in Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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