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About Kanari Village

Kanari is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 350 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares.

Kanari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 489 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 350
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanari compares

By the 2011 count Kanari is the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kanari

Kanari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanari as Available within 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 Kanari from other places

Kanari lies about 21 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Pilighat, about 5.8 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 Kanari
Nearest railway station Pilighat 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 21 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 21 km

Villages closest to Kanari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanari village had a population of 666. That makes it the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Kanari village has 350 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanari has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Kanari covers 489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanari falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanari is Pilighat, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanari.

Kanari is about 21 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanari is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Pilighat is about 5.8 km away. Shadhora is about 21 km away. Ashoknagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballapur (under 2 km), Gata Shadora (under 2 km) and Lohraiya (2.2 km).

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

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