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About Kanauna Village

Kanauna is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 295 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.15 hectares hectares.

Kanauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanauna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 53.15 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 295
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Kanauna compares

By the 2011 count Kanauna is the 278th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 53.15 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Kanauna

Kanauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanauna 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 Kanauna from other places

Kanauna lies about 171 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur, about 22 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 Kanauna
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 26 km
Nearest town Lālganj 26 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 171 km

Villages closest to Kanauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanauna village had a population of 591. That makes it the 278th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Kanauna village has 295 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanauna has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Kanauna covers 53.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanauna falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanauna is Lachhmanpur, about 22 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 Kanauna.

Kanauna is about 171 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanauna is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lachhmanpur is about 22 km away. Lalganj is about 26 km away. Lālganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauki Dauna (under 2 km), Dauna (under 2 km) and Sidhauna (under 2 km).

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

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