About Kaniya Village

Kaniya is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 714 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.62 hectares hectares.

Kaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	434.62 hectares
Population	1,395
Male Population	714
Female Population	681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaniya compares

By the 2011 count Kaniya is the 41st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 434.62 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kaniya

Kaniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaniya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaniya from other places

Kaniya lies about 48 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 46 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 Kaniya
Nearest town	Malajkhand	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baihar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Dhapewara	46 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	48 km

Villages closest to Kaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniya village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 41st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kaniya village has 714 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniya has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Kaniya covers 434.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniya falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaniya is Dhapewara, about 46 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 village for Kaniya.

Kaniya is about 48 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniya is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 13 km away. Baihar is about 17 km away. Dhapewara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.