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About Kanwariya Village

Kanwariya is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 410 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwariya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 212239
Area (hectares) 144.02 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 410
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanwariya compares

By the 2011 count Kanwariya is the 288th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 144.02 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kanwariya

The census records public bus service for Kanwariya 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanwariya from other places

Kanwariya lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 2.4 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 Kanwariya
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 11 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Kanwariya

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 Kanwariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwariya village had a population of 786. That makes it the 288th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Kanwariya village has 410 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwariya has about 917 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 Kanwariya is 212239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwariya covers 144.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanwariya is Kheta Sarai, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kanwariya.

Kanwariya is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwariya is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 2.4 km away. Shahganj is about 11 km away. Shāhganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sondhi (under 2 km), Manechha (under 2 km) and Maroofpur (1.5 km).

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

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