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About Kanau Village

Kanau is a large village in Sikandra Rao tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,871, made up of 2,077 males and 1,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares.

Kanau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Sikandra Rao
Area (hectares) 623 hectares
Population 3,871
Male Population 2,077
Female Population 1,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanau compares

By the 2011 count Kanau is the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Kanau

Kanau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanau as Available within <5 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 Kanau from other places

Kanau lies about 26 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rati Ka Nagla, about 11 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 Kanau
Nearest railway station Rati Ka Nagla 11 km
Nearest town Jalesar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra Rao 15 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Kanau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandra Rao 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 Kanau

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanau village had a population of 3,871. That makes it the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Kanau village has 2,077 males and 1,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanau has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Kanau covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanau falls under Sikandra Rao tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanau is Rati Ka Nagla, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Kanau.

Kanau is about 26 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanau is in Sikandra Rao tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Rati Ka Nagla is about 11 km away. Jalesar is about 11 km away. Sikandra Rao is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahbazpur (1.8 km), Mahewa (2.2 km) and Bhinter (2.3 km).

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

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