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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 275 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.6 hectares hectares.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 169.6 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 275
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
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 Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 169.6 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kaneri

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

Kaneri lies about 27 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, 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 Kaneri
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 25 km
District headquarters Balaghat 27 km

Villages closest to Kaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneri village had a population of 581. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kaneri village has 275 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Kaneri covers 169.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaneri falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaneri is Birsola, about 16 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 Kaneri.

Kaneri is about 27 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneri is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 2.3 km away. Birsola is about 16 km away. Gondiā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpuri (under 2 km), Laweri (under 2 km) and Janwa (1.6 km).

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

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