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About Kanrra Village

Kanrra is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,258, made up of 2,262 males and 1,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanrra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanrra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828125
Area (hectares) 295.59 hectares
Population 4,258
Male Population 2,262
Female Population 1,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanrra compares

By the 2011 count Kanrra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 295.59 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kanrra

Kanrra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanrra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanrra from other places

Kanrra lies about 30 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Thapar Nagar, about 4.1 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 Kanrra
Nearest railway station Thapar Nagar 4.1 km
Nearest town Siuliban 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 30 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 30 km

Villages closest to Kanrra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Kanrra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanrra village had a population of 4,258. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Kanrra village has 2,262 males and 1,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanrra has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kanrra is 828125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanrra covers 295.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanrra falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanrra is Thapar Nagar, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanrra.

Kanrra is about 30 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanrra is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Thapar Nagar is about 4.1 km away. Siuliban is about 8.5 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (21 km), Bhuian Paharpur (23 km) and Paharpur (23 km).

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

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