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About Kanaura Village

Kanaura is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 433 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.65 hectares hectares.

Kanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Area (hectares) 137.65 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 433
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanaura compares

By the 2011 count Kanaura is the 145th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 137.65 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 872.

Getting to Kanaura

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

How far is Kanaura from other places

Kanaura lies about 46 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 7.2 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 Kanaura
Nearest railway station Sonai 7.2 km
Nearest town Rāya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 23 km
District headquarters Aligarh 46 km

Villages closest to Kanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaura village had a population of 790. That makes it the 145th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Kanaura village has 433 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaura has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

Kanaura covers 137.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaura falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanaura is Sonai, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanaura.

Kanaura is about 46 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaura is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Sonai is about 7.2 km away. Rāya is about 11 km away. Iglas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansvali (3.9 km), Bhairagorva (8.7 km) and Nagla Mansujan (9.5 km).

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

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