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About Kanso Village

Kanso is a large village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,081, made up of 1,623 males and 1,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares.

Kanso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanso village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 396 hectares
Population 3,081
Male Population 1,623
Female Population 1,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kanso compares

By the 2011 count Kanso is the 47th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kanso

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

How far is Kanso from other places

Kanso lies about 24 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Rajmalpur Road, about 1.9 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 Kanso
Nearest railway station Rajmalpur Road 1.9 km
Nearest town Rasrā 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 24 km
District headquarters Mau 24 km

Villages closest to Kanso

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Kanso

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanso village had a population of 3,081. That makes it the 47th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Kanso village has 1,623 males and 1,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanso has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Kanso covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanso falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanso is Rajmalpur Road, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kanso.

Kanso is about 24 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanso is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Rajmalpur Road is about 1.9 km away. Rasrā is about 8.1 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naseerabad Khurd (1.5 km), Umarpur (2.0 km) and Chedipur (2.4 km).

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

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