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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 306 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 306
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 85th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Juvathi, Juve Jaitapur, Kajirda and Kala Savali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 657. That makes it the 85th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Kaneri village has 306 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Kaneri covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaneri falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kaneri notes the nearest railway station 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 Kaneri.

Kaneri is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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