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About Kanoj Village

Kanoj is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 143 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 969.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanoj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370601
Area (hectares) 969.11 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 143
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanoj compares

By the 2011 count Kanoj is the 54th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 969.11 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kanoj

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

Kanoj lies about 126 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 55 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 Kanoj
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 26 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 55 km
Nearest town Bhuj 121 km
District headquarters Kachchh 126 km

Villages closest to Kanoj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanoj village had a population of 315. That makes it the 54th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Kanoj village has 143 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanoj has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kanoj is 370601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanoj covers 969.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanoj falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanoj is Naliya, about 55 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 10+ km distance for Kanoj.

Kanoj is about 126 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanoj is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 26 km away. Naliya is about 55 km away. Bhuj is about 121 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheh (2.0 km), Nara (3.6 km) and Narayan Sarovar (3.6 km).

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

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