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About Kanari Village

Kanari is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 591 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.16 hectares hectares.

Kanari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 339.16 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 591
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanari compares

By the 2011 count Kanari is the 34th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 339.16 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kanari

Kanari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kanari from other places

Kanari lies about 49 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Lamta, about 11 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 Kanari
Nearest railway station Lamta 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 26 km
Nearest town Nainpur 31 km
District headquarters Seoni 49 km

Villages closest to Kanari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanari village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 34th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Kanari village has 591 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanari has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Kanari covers 339.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanari falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanari is Lamta, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Kanari.

Kanari is about 49 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanari is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Lamta is about 11 km away. Keolari is about 26 km away. Nainpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nachanwahi (under 2 km), Jivnara (2.5 km) and Rechna (2.8 km).

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

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