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About Kanewra Village

Kanewra is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 563 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.01 hectares hectares.

Kanewra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanewra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 85.01 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 563
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanewra compares

By the 2011 count Kanewra is the 178th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 85.01 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kanewra

Kanewra 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 Kanewra 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 Kanewra from other places

Kanewra lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 17 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 Kanewra
Nearest railway station Bevara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 32 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 38 km

Villages closest to Kanewra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanewra village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 178th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Kanewra village has 563 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanewra has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Kanewra covers 85.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanewra falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanewra is Bevara, about 17 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 Kanewra.

Kanewra is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanewra is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 17 km away. Meja is about 32 km away. Allahabad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Akora (under 2 km), Badhora Ghawasan (under 2 km) and Baghora Patti (under 2 km).

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

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