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About Kaneriya Village

Kaneriya is a small village in Dhar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 68 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.87 hectares hectares.

Kaneriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dhar
Area (hectares) 337.87 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 68
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneriya compares

By the 2011 count Kaneriya is the 371st largest of the 402 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 337.87 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kaneriya

Kaneriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaneriya as Available within <5 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 Kaneriya from other places

Kaneriya lies about 24 km from Dhar. 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 Kaneriya
Nearest town Pithampur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhar 24 km

Villages closest to Kaneriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneriya village had a population of 128. That makes it the 371st largest of the 402 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Kaneriya village has 68 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneriya has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Kaneriya covers 337.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaneriya falls under Dhar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kaneriya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaneriya.

Kaneriya is about 24 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneriya is in Dhar tehsil of Dhar district. Pithampur is about 23 km away. Dhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhormariyapura (under 2 km), Ghugaripura (1.7 km) and Kunjrod (2.6 km).

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

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