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About Kanaun Village

Kanaun is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 337 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaun village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144517
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 337
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanaun compares

By the 2011 count Kanaun is the 199th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kanaun

Kanaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanaun 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 Kahlon, Kahma, Kajla and Kaleran. 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 Kanaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaun village had a population of 624. That makes it the 199th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kanaun village has 337 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaun has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kanaun is 144517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaun covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaun falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Kanaun 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 Kanaun.

Kanaun is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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 Kanaun today is likely to be higher.

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