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About Kanar Village

Kanar is a mid sized village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 645 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262544
Area (hectares) 483.71 hectares
Population 1,304
Male Population 645
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanar compares

By the 2011 count Kanar is the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 483.71 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kanar

Kanar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jipti, Jumma, Juntigar R F and Jyoti Pangu. 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 Kanar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanar village had a population of 1,304. That makes it the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Kanar village has 645 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanar has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kanar is 262544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanar covers 483.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanar falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kanar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kanar is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh 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 Kanar today is likely to be higher.

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