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About Kanuan Village

Kanuan is a large village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,667, made up of 1,876 males and 1,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.9 hectares hectares.

Kanuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanuan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 419.9 hectares
Population 3,667
Male Population 1,876
Female Population 1,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanuan compares

By the 2011 count Kanuan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 419.9 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kanuan

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

How far is Kanuan from other places

Kanuan lies about 24 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 3.7 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 Kanuan
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 24 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 24 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 24 km

Villages closest to Kanuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanuan village had a population of 3,667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Kanuan village has 1,876 males and 1,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanuan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Kanuan covers 419.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanuan falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanuan is Jakhanian, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanuan.

Kanuan is about 24 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanuan is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Jakhanian is about 3.7 km away. Mohammadabad is about 24 km away. Ghazipur 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 Newada (under 2 km), Shankarpur Khurd T Durga Asth (under 2 km) and Baran Pur (3.0 km).

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

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