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About Kanora Village

Kanora is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 338 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 54.2 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 338
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Kanora compares

By the 2011 count Kanora is the 51st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 54.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kanora

Kanora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanora 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanora from other places

Kanora lies about 5.1 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 6.2 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 Kanora
District headquarters Badgam 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 6.2 km
Nearest town Soyībug 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 12 km

Villages closest to Kanora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanora village had a population of 680. That makes it the 51st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Kanora village has 338 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanora has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kanora is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanora covers 54.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanora falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kanora is Badgam station, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanora.

Kanora is about 5.1 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanora is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Badgam is about 5.1 km away. Badgam station is about 6.2 km away. Soyībug is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurweth Khurd (4.0 km), Nambalhar (5.0 km) and Nuch Gam (5.1 km).

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

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