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About Kanut Village

Kanut is a mid sized village in Belpara tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,767, made up of 844 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanut village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Belpara
Pincode 767026
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 1,767
Male Population 844
Female Population 923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanut compares

By the 2011 count Kanut is the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kanut

Kanut is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanut 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hatkat, Jalia, Jhankripali and Jharphatamunda. 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 Kanut

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanut village had a population of 1,767. That makes it the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents.

Kanut village has 844 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanut has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kanut is 767026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanut covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanut falls under Belpara tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Kanut notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanut.

Kanut is in Belpara tehsil of Balangir 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 Kanut today is likely to be higher.

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