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About Chak Kanhu Village

Chak Kanhu is a large village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,181 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.02 hectares hectares.

Chak Kanhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Kanhu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 408.02 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Kanhu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Kanhu is the 46th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 408.02 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Chak Kanhu

Chak Kanhu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Kanhu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Kanhu from other places

Chak Kanhu lies about 18 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhakia Tiwari, about 3.4 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 Chak Kanhu
Nearest railway station Dhakia Tiwari 3.4 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 18 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 18 km

Villages closest to Chak Kanhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 Chak Kanhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Kanhu village had a population of 2,252. That makes it the 46th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Chak Kanhu village has 1,181 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Kanhu has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Chak Kanhu covers 408.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Kanhu falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Kanhu is Dhakia Tiwari, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chak Kanhu is about 18 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Kanhu is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Dhakia Tiwari is about 3.4 km away. Pawāyan is about 18 km away. Powayan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Daha (under 2 km), Chak Udan (under 2 km) and Seer Chak (under 2 km).

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

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