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About Kanauran Village

Kanauran is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 182 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanauran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanauran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140901
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 182
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanauran compares

By the 2011 count Kanauran is the 148th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Kanauran

Kanauran is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanauran 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanauran from other places

Kanauran lies about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 3.1 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 Kanauran
Nearest town Kūrāli 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kurali 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 9.9 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 20 km

Villages closest to Kanauran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharar 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 Kanauran

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanauran village had a population of 345. That makes it the 148th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Kanauran village has 182 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanauran has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Kanauran is 140901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanauran covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanauran falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kanauran is Kurali, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kanauran is about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanauran is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kūrāli is about 2.6 km away. Kurali is about 3.1 km away. Kharar is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehgarh (under 2 km), Dosarna (under 2 km) and Jhingrah (under 2 km).

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

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