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About Kanau Village

Kanau is a mid sized village in Khurai tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 477 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.34 hectares hectares.

Kanau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Khurai
Area (hectares) 208.34 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 477
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanau compares

By the 2011 count Kanau is the 44th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 208.34 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kanau

The census records public bus service for Kanau 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanau from other places

Kanau lies about 39 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 2.5 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 Kanau
Nearest railway station Relwai Stesan Sumreri 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurai 8.7 km
District headquarters Sagar 39 km

Villages closest to Kanau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanau village had a population of 916. That makes it the 44th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Kanau village has 477 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanau has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Kanau covers 208.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanau falls under Khurai tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanau is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kanau.

Kanau is about 39 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanau is in Khurai tehsil of Sagar district. Relwai Stesan Sumreri is about 2.5 km away. Khurai is about 8.7 km away. Sagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (under 2 km), Khiriya Thansingh (under 2 km) and Simria Chitebhan (2.2 km).

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

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