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About Kanauwa Village

Kanauwa is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 850 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanauwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanauwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224209
Area (hectares) 217.04 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 850
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanauwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanauwa is the 90th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 217.04 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kanauwa

Kanauwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanauwa 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanauwa from other places

Kanauwa lies about 35 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Kurebhar railway station, about 9.2 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 Kanauwa
Nearest railway station Kurebhar railway station 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 16 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 24 km
District headquarters Faizabad 35 km

Villages closest to Kanauwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanauwa village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 90th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Kanauwa village has 850 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanauwa has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kanauwa is 224209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanauwa covers 217.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanauwa falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanauwa is Kurebhar railway station, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanauwa.

Kanauwa is about 35 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanauwa is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Kurebhar railway station is about 9.2 km away. Bikapur is about 16 km away. Sultānpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (1.6 km), Jagdishpur Urf Pathakpur (1.9 km) and Jasarpur (2.0 km).

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

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