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About Kanach Village

Kanach is a large village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,814, made up of 1,458 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2626.98 hectares hectares.

Kanach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanach village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 2626.98 hectares
Population 2,814
Male Population 1,458
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kanach compares

By the 2011 count Kanach is the 46th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 2626.98 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kanach

The census records public bus service for Kanach as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kanach from other places

Kanach lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 5.4 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 Kanach
Nearest railway station Chopan 5.4 km
Nearest town Obra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 23 km

Villages closest to Kanach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanach village had a population of 2,814. That makes it the 46th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kanach village has 1,458 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanach has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Kanach covers 2626.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanach falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanach is Chopan, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanach.

Kanach is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanach is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 5.4 km away. Obra is about 11 km away. Robertsganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guradah (1.8 km), Kandhaura (4.6 km) and Chopan (6.1 km).

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

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