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About Kanera Village

Kanera is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 480 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.87 hectares hectares.

Kanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 103.87 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 480
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Kanera compares

By the 2011 count Kanera is the 164th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 103.87 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kanera

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

Kanera lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 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 Kanera
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 7.6 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 20 km

Villages closest to Kanera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanera village had a population of 906. That makes it the 164th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Kanera village has 480 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanera has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Kanera covers 103.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanera falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanera is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 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 Kanera.

Kanera is about 20 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanera is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 7.6 km away. Chandauli is about 20 km away. Chandauli Majhwar 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 Shapurwa Mu Kanera (under 2 km), Arari (under 2 km) and Sirsiya (under 2 km).

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

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