About Kanhar Village

Kanhar is a mid sized village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 545 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1421.85 hectares hectares.

Kanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Morena
Tehsil	Joura
Area (hectares)	1421.85 hectares
Population	992
Male Population	545
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	820
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhar compares

By the 2011 count Kanhar is the 138th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 1421.85 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 819.

Getting to Kanhar

Kanhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhar as Available within village. 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 Kanhar from other places

Kanhar lies about 45 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Kailaras, about 5.6 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 Kanhar
Nearest railway station	Kailaras	5.6 km
Nearest town	Kailāras	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Joura	20 km
District headquarters	Morena	45 km

Villages closest to Kanhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhar village had a population of 992. That makes it the 138th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Kanhar village has 545 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhar has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 819.

Kanhar covers 1421.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanhar falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhar is Kailaras, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanhar.

Kanhar is about 45 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhar is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Kailaras is about 5.6 km away. Kailāras is about 5.8 km away. Joura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.