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About Kanchana Village

Kanchana is a mid sized village in Hathras tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 428 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.69 hectares hectares.

Kanchana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Hathras
Area (hectares) 80.69 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 428
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanchana compares

By the 2011 count Kanchana is the 165th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents. Its 80.69 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Kanchana

Kanchana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanchana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanchana from other places

Kanchana lies about 22 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, 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 Kanchana
Nearest railway station Sonai 3.3 km
Nearest town Rāya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathras 14 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Kanchana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchana village had a population of 779. That makes it the 165th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents.

Kanchana village has 428 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchana has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Kanchana covers 80.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchana falls under Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanchana is Sonai, about 3.3 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 village for Kanchana.

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

Kanchana is in Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Sonai is about 3.3 km away. Rāya is about 12 km away. Hathras is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpur (under 2 km), Sitla Mewa (under 2 km) and Bhudari (under 2 km).

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

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