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About Kanoj Village

Kanoj is a large village in Kekri tehsil, in the district of Ajmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,085, made up of 1,032 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1837.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 305415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanoj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Ajmer
Tehsil Kekri
Pincode 305415
Area (hectares) 1837.75 hectares
Population 2,085
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanoj compares

By the 2011 count Kanoj is the 19th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 1837.75 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kanoj

Kanoj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanoj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanoj from other places

Kanoj lies about 76 km from Ajmer, and the nearest railway station is Bandanwara, about 58 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 Kanoj
Tehsil headquarters Kekri 16 km
Nearest railway station Bandanwara 58 km
District headquarters Ajmer 76 km

Villages closest to Kanoj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanoj village had a population of 2,085. That makes it the 19th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kanoj village has 1,032 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanoj has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kanoj is 305415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanoj covers 1837.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanoj falls under Kekri tehsil of Ajmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanoj is Bandanwara, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kanoj is about 76 km from Ajmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanoj is in Kekri tehsil of Ajmer district. Kekri is about 16 km away. Bandanwara is about 58 km away. Ajmer is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabariya (3.0 km), Chhabariya (4.1 km) and Deoliya Khurd (4.5 km).

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

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