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About Kanian Khurd Village

Kanian Khurd is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 285 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanian Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanian Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144703
Area (hectares) 105.62 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 285
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanian Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kanian Khurd is the 109th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 105.62 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kanian Khurd

Kanian Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanian Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanian Khurd from other places

Kanian Khurd lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 6.1 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 Kanian Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 6.1 km
Nearest town Nakodar 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 36 km

Villages closest to Kanian Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 Kanian Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanian Khurd village had a population of 562. That makes it the 109th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Kanian Khurd village has 285 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanian Khurd has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kanian Khurd is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanian Khurd covers 105.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanian Khurd falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kanian Khurd is Malsian Shahkot, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanian Khurd.

Kanian Khurd is about 36 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanian Khurd is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 4.3 km away. Malsian Shahkot is about 6.1 km away. Nakodar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanian Kalan (under 2 km), Tut Shersingh (1.7 km) and Nangal Ambian (1.9 km).

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

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