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About Kanauha Village

Kanauha is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 250 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.68 hectares hectares.

Kanauha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanauha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 86.68 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 250
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanauha compares

By the 2011 count Kanauha is the 360th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 86.68 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 927.

Getting to Kanauha

Kanauha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanauha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanauha from other places

Kanauha lies about 27 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Dagmagpur, about 3.6 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 Kanauha
Nearest railway station Dagmagpur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 8.8 km
Nearest town Chunār 8.8 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 27 km

Villages closest to Kanauha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanauha village had a population of 510. That makes it the 360th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kanauha village has 250 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanauha has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kanauha covers 86.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanauha falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanauha is Dagmagpur, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanauha.

Kanauha is about 27 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanauha is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Dagmagpur is about 3.6 km away. Chunar is about 8.8 km away. Chunār is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheri (3.1 km), Dulha Daul (3.2 km) and Ballipur (3.3 km).

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

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