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About Kanai Village

Kanai is a small village in Rongara tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 101 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 545 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Rongara
Pincode 793114
Population 156
Male Population 101
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 545
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanai compares

By the 2011 count Kanai is the 67th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kanai

Kanai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hatisia, Imbloka, Inolgre and Jiranggittim. 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 Kanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanai village had a population of 156. That makes it the 67th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Kanai village has 101 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanai has about 545 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kanai is 793114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanai falls under Rongara tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Kanai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanai.

Kanai is in Rongara tehsil of South Garo Hills 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 Kanai today is likely to be higher.

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