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About Kanawa Village

Kanawa is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 466 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 71.61 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 466
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanawa compares

By the 2011 count Kanawa is the 275th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 71.61 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kanawa

Kanawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanawa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanawa from other places

Kanawa lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 3.3 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 Kanawa
Nearest railway station Mariahu 3.3 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 3.7 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Kanawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanawa village had a population of 951. That makes it the 275th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Kanawa village has 466 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanawa has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kanawa is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanawa covers 71.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanawa falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanawa is Mariahu, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanawa.

Kanawa is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanawa is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 3.3 km away. Mariāhu is about 3.7 km away. Jaunpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barai Khurd (under 2 km), Jamalia (under 2 km) and Ganapur (under 2 km).

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

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