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About Kanrra Village

Kanrra is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 815 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, 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 Gobindpur
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 815
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanrra compares

By the 2011 count Kanrra is the 52nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

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 - 10 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 Kanrra from other places

Kanrra lies about 112 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Kandra Jn, about under 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 Kanrra
Nearest railway station Kandra Jn under 2 km
Nearest town Bhetia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 24 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 112 km

Villages closest to Kanrra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur 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 1,452. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Kanrra village has 815 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanrra has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kanrra is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanrra covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanrra falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanrra is Kandra Jn, about under 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanrra.

Kanrra is about 112 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 Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Kandra Jn is about under 2 km away. Bhetia is about 11 km away. Gobindpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaypur (6.9 km), Barajor Alias Gamharia (7.1 km) and Bagdudih (7.3 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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