About Kanhra Village

Kanhra is one of the larger villages in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,026, made up of 3,116 males and 2,910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3558.98 hectares hectares.

Kanhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Area (hectares)	3558.98 hectares
Population	6,026
Male Population	3,116
Female Population	2,910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kanhra compares

By the 2011 count Kanhra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 3558.98 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Kanhra

Kanhra 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 Kanhra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanhra from other places

Kanhra 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 Kanhra
Nearest railway station	Khairahi	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	9.3 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	9.3 km

Villages closest to Kanhra

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.

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Common questions about Kanhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhra village had a population of 6,026. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kanhra village has 3,116 males and 2,910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Kanhra covers 3558.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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

Kanhra 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.

Kanhra 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.