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About Kanaila Village

Kanaila is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 552 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.45 hectares hectares.

Kanaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 187.45 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 552
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanaila compares

By the 2011 count Kanaila is the 322nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 187.45 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kanaila

Kanaila 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 Kanaila as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanaila from other places

Kanaila lies about 29 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 17 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 Kanaila
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 13 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Lokvidyapith Nagar 17 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 29 km

Villages closest to Kanaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaila village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Kanaila village has 552 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaila has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Kanaila covers 187.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanaila falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanaila is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanaila.

Kanaila is about 29 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaila is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 13 km away. Mahārāganj is about 13 km away. Lokvidyapith Nagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maulaganj (under 2 km), Balua (1.8 km) and Mahdeva Urf Baluabhar (1.8 km).

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

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