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About Kanhara Village

Kanhara is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 153 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 57.08 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 153
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kanhara compares

By the 2011 count Kanhara is the 526th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 57.08 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kanhara

Kanhara 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 Kanhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanhara from other places

Kanhara lies about 9.3 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 6.1 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 Kanhara
Nearest railway station Khairahi 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 9.3 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 9.3 km

Villages closest to Kanhara

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 Kanhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhara village had a population of 290. That makes it the 526th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kanhara village has 153 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhara has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kanhara is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhara covers 57.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanhara is Khairahi, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Kanhara is about 9.3 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 6.1 km away. Robertsganj is about 9.3 km away. Sonbhadra is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhra (under 2 km), Kanhura (under 2 km) and Kamaharia (under 2 km).

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

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