About Kainaur Village

Kainaur is a large village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,748, made up of 1,438 males and 1,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainaur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140102
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	2,748
Male Population	1,438
Female Population	1,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kainaur compares

By the 2011 count Kainaur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kainaur

Kainaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kainaur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kainaur from other places

Kainaur lies about 15 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 4.4 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 Kainaur
Nearest railway station	Morinda Junction	4.4 km
Nearest town	Morinda	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	11 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	15 km

Villages closest to Kainaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Kainaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainaur village had a population of 2,748. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kainaur village has 1,438 males and 1,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainaur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kainaur is 140102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainaur covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kainaur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kainaur is Morinda Junction, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kainaur.

Kainaur is about 15 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainaur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda Junction is about 4.4 km away. Morinda is about 5.0 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.