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About Kanhauli Village

Kanhauli is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,687, made up of 1,933 males and 1,754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Kanhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 3,687
Male Population 1,933
Female Population 1,754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhauli compares

By the 2011 count Kanhauli is the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kanhauli

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

Kanhauli lies about 27 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 3.4 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 railway station Barkagaon Halt 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 4.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 27 km

Villages closest to Kanhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhauli village had a population of 3,687. That makes it the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Kanhauli village has 1,933 males and 1,754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhauli has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Kanhauli covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanhauli falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanhauli is Barkagaon Halt, about 3.4 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 Kanhauli.

Kanhauli is about 27 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhauli is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 3.4 km away. Basantpur is about 4.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murwar (under 2 km), Semardah (under 2 km) and Hari Aman (under 2 km).

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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