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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is a mid sized village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 411 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1323.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 1323.73 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 411
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 18th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 1323.73 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kaneri

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

Kaneri lies about 25 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 20 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 Kaneri
Nearest railway station Musra 20 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 25 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 25 km

Villages closest to Kaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneri village had a population of 834. That makes it the 18th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Kaneri village has 411 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kaneri is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaneri covers 1323.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaneri falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kaneri is Musra, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kaneri.

Kaneri is about 25 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneri is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 20 km away. Dongargarh is about 23 km away. Mohla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angara (4.4 km), Dangarh (4.4 km) and Chandanbihari (6.3 km).

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

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