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About Kanheri Village

Kanheri is a mid sized village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 939 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.71 hectares hectares.

Kanheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanheri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Area (hectares) 157.71 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 939
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanheri compares

By the 2011 count Kanheri is the 104th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 157.71 hectares work out to about 11 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 Kanheri

Kanheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanheri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanheri from other places

Kanheri lies about 38 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Chakraj Mal, about 9.8 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 Kanheri
Nearest town Nūrpur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Chakraj Mal 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandpur 20 km
District headquarters Bijnor 38 km

Villages closest to Kanheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanheri village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 104th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Kanheri village has 939 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanheri has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Kanheri covers 157.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanheri falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanheri is Chakraj Mal, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanheri.

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

Kanheri is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nūrpur is about 7.0 km away. Chakraj Mal is about 9.8 km away. Chandpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idalpur (under 2 km), Mubarakpur Pauta (under 2 km) and Pauta (under 2 km).

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

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