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About Kanas Village

Kanas is a mid sized village in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 702 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanas village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Dhalbhumgarh
Pincode 832302
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 702
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanas compares

By the 2011 count Kanas is the 7th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kanas

Kanas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanas as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Jonbani, Jorshol, Jugishol and Kadambera. 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 Kanas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanas village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 7th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Kanas village has 702 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanas has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kanas is 832302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanas covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanas falls under Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kanas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kanas is in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Kanas today is likely to be higher.

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