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About Kanhla Village

Kanhla is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 171 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 40.62 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 171
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,234
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhla compares

By the 2011 count Kanhla is the 311th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 40.62 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kanhla

Kanhla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanhla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanhla from other places

Kanhla lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 27 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 Kanhla
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 27 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kanhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhla village had a population of 382. That makes it the 311th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kanhla village has 171 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhla has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kanhla is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhla covers 40.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhla falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhla is Kusmhi, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanhla.

Kanhla is about 28 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhla is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 4.6 km away. Kusmhi is about 27 km away. Gorakhpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakari (under 2 km), Pakri (under 2 km) and Kotiya (under 2 km).

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

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