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About Kanera Village

Kanera is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 78 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 48.69 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 78
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanera compares

By the 2011 count Kanera is the 99th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 48.69 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kanera

Kanera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanera from other places

Kanera lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 67 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 Kanera
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 11 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 67 km

Villages closest to Kanera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanera village had a population of 168. That makes it the 99th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Kanera village has 78 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanera has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kanera is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanera covers 48.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanera falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanera is Kathgodam, about 67 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanera.

Kanera is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanera is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalchauna (under 2 km), Khitauli (1.6 km) and Chauri (3.0 km).

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

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