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About Khanuwai Village

Khanuwai is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,210 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanuwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanuwai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 223103
Area (hectares) 236.58 hectares
Population 2,328
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanuwai compares

By the 2011 count Khanuwai is the 85th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 236.58 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Khanuwai

Khanuwai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanuwai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanuwai from other places

Khanuwai lies about 38 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 5.1 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 Khanuwai
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 6.4 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 6.4 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 38 km

Villages closest to Khanuwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanuwai village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 85th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Khanuwai village has 1,210 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanuwai has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Khanuwai is 223103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanuwai covers 236.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanuwai falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanuwai is Shahganj Junction, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanuwai.

Khanuwai is about 38 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanuwai is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 5.1 km away. Shahganj is about 6.4 km away. Shāhganj is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argoopur Khurd (under 2 km), Husenabad (under 2 km) and Baragaon (2.1 km).

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

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