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About Kanior Village

Kanior is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,210 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanior Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanior village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 312.04 hectares
Population 2,308
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanior compares

By the 2011 count Kanior is the 35th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 312.04 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kanior

The census records public bus service for Kanior 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanior from other places

Kanior lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.9 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 Kanior
Nearest railway station Chatra 2.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Kanior

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Kanior

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanior village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 35th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Kanior village has 1,210 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanior has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kanior is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanior covers 312.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanior falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanior is Chatra, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kanior.

Kanior is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanior is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.5 km away. Nalhati I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukhura (under 2 km), Diha (1.6 km) and Sujalpur (2.2 km).

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

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