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About Kanor Village

Kanor is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,445, made up of 1,243 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838.32 hectares hectares.

Kanor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanor village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 838.32 hectares
Population 2,445
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanor compares

By the 2011 count Kanor is the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 838.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kanor

Kanor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kanor from other places

Kanor lies about 47 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 3.3 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 Kanor
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 4.0 km
Nearest town Maihar 42 km
District headquarters Katni 47 km

Villages closest to Kanor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanor village had a population of 2,445. That makes it the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Kanor village has 1,243 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanor has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Kanor covers 838.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanor falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanor is Khanna Banjari, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanor.

Kanor is about 47 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanor is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Khanna Banjari is about 3.3 km away. Barhi is about 4.0 km away. Maihar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajagarh (4.9 km), Karaundi Khurd (5.0 km) and Khanna Banjari (6.0 km).

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

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