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About Kanra Village

Kanra is a mid sized village in Ghatol tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 649 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Ghatol
Pincode 327027
Area (hectares) 393.88 hectares
Population 1,299
Male Population 649
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanra compares

By the 2011 count Kanra is the 79th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 393.88 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kanra

Kanra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanra as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanra from other places

Kanra lies about 54 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Bansi Bohera, about 38 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 Kanra
Tehsil headquarters Ghatol 29 km
Nearest railway station Bansi Bohera 38 km
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 40 km
District headquarters Banswara 54 km

Villages closest to Kanra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanra village had a population of 1,299. That makes it the 79th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Kanra village has 649 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanra has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kanra is 327027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanra covers 393.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanra falls under Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanra is Bansi Bohera, about 38 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanra.

Kanra is about 54 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanra is in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district. Ghatol is about 29 km away. Bansi Bohera is about 38 km away. Pratāpgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanpura (1.9 km), Madanpura (1.9 km) and Charna Bhundwai (4.7 km).

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

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