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About Kanaun Village

Kanaun is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 264 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaun village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174012
Area (hectares) 59.75 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 264
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanaun compares

By the 2011 count Kanaun is the 43rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 59.75 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kanaun

Kanaun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanaun as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jinanu, Jol, Judani and Kacholi. 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 Kanaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaun village had a population of 494. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Kanaun village has 264 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaun has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kanaun is 174012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaun covers 59.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanaun falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kanaun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanaun.

Kanaun is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur 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 Kanaun today is likely to be higher.

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