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About Kanur Village

Kanur is a mid sized village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 476 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712149
Area (hectares) 91.01 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 476
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanur compares

By the 2011 count Kanur is the 100th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 91.01 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kanur

Kanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanur from other places

Kanur lies about 11 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 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 Kanur
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 3.9 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 7.3 km
District headquarters Hugli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 26 km

Villages closest to Kanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanur village had a population of 967. That makes it the 100th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Kanur village has 476 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kanur is 712149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanur covers 91.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanur falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanur is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanur.

Kanur is about 11 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanur is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Kalyani Main is about 3.9 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 7.3 km away. Hugli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Digha (3.5 km) and Bhonpur (5.2 km).

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

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