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About Kanor Village

Kanor is a mid sized village in Sanku tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 771 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.5 hectares hectares.

Kanor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanor village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kargil
Tehsil Sanku
Area (hectares) 127.5 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 771
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanor compares

By the 2011 count Kanor is the 9th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 127.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kanor

Kanor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chosker Suru, Farona, Gund Mangl Pur and Gyaling. 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 Kanor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanor village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 9th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Kanor village has 771 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanor has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Kanor covers 127.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanor falls under Sanku tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanor.

Kanor is in Sanku tehsil of Kargil 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 Kanor today is likely to be higher.

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