About Kanauj Village

Kanauj is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 473 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanauj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanauj village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ratu
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	266 hectares
Population	895
Male Population	473
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanauj compares

By the 2011 count Kanauj is the 26th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kanauj

Kanauj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanauj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanauj from other places

Kanauj lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 16 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 Kanauj
Tehsil headquarters	Ratu	8.0 km
Nearest town	Rātu	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Itki	16 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	20 km

Villages closest to Kanauj

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

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Common questions about Kanauj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanauj village had a population of 895. That makes it the 26th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Kanauj village has 473 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanauj has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kanauj is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanauj covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanauj falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanauj is Itki, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanauj.

Kanauj is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanauj is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 8.0 km away. Rātu is about 8.0 km away. Itki is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.