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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is a large village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,081 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 840.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Pincode 441809
Area (hectares) 840.2 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 840.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kaneri

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

Kaneri lies about 28 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 25 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 Kaneri
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 28 km
District headquarters Bhandara 28 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 28 km

Villages closest to Kaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneri village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Kaneri village has 1,081 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kaneri is 441809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaneri covers 840.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaneri falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kaneri is Gond Umari, about 25 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 Kaneri.

Kaneri is about 28 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneri is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Gond Umari is about 25 km away. Lakhani is about 28 km away. Bhandara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendhari (1.9 km), Gondegaon (2.2 km) and Gadpendhari (2.4 km).

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

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