About Kanahar Village

Kanahar is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 775 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Kanahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	1,520
Male Population	775
Female Population	745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanahar compares

By the 2011 count Kanahar is the 78th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kanahar

Kanahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanahar as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanahar from other places

Kanahar lies about 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, 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 Kanahar
Tehsil headquarters	Barharia	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Pachrukhi	11 km
District headquarters	Siwan	11 km
Nearest town	Siwān	11 km

Villages closest to Kanahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanahar village had a population of 1,520. That makes it the 78th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Kanahar village has 775 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanahar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Kanahar covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanahar falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanahar is Pachrukhi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanahar.

Kanahar is about 11 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanahar is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 8.3 km away. Pachrukhi is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.