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About Kanihar Village

Kanihar is one of the larger villages in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,053, made up of 3,682 males and 3,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.38 hectares hectares.

Kanihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanihar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 427.38 hectares
Population 7,053
Male Population 3,682
Female Population 3,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanihar compares

By the 2011 count Kanihar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 427.38 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kanihar

Kanihar 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 Kanihar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kanihar from other places

Kanihar lies about 12 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jhusi, about 4.4 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 Kanihar
Nearest railway station Jhusi 4.4 km
District headquarters Allahabad 12 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 21 km

Villages closest to Kanihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanihar village had a population of 7,053. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kanihar village has 3,682 males and 3,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanihar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Kanihar covers 427.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanihar falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanihar is Jhusi, about 4.4 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 and private bus service as Available for Kanihar.

Kanihar is about 12 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanihar is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Jhusi is about 4.4 km away. Allahabad is about 12 km away. Prayagraj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaq Churawan Ta Kanihar (under 2 km), Duduhi (under 2 km) and Badhawa Tahir (under 2 km).

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

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