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About Kanhi Village

Kanhi is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 701 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares.

Kanhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 701
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanhi compares

By the 2011 count Kanhi is the 55th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kanhi

Kanhi 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 Kanhi 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. The nearest villages by name are Juri, Juriya, Kadara and Kamhria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhi village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 55th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kanhi village has 701 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Kanhi covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhi falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kanhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Kanhi is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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