About Kanua Village

Kanua is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,863, made up of 908 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732123
Area (hectares)	183.26 hectares
Population	1,863
Male Population	908
Female Population	955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanua compares

By the 2011 count Kanua is the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 183.26 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kanua

Kanua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanua from other places

Kanua lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 9.0 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 Kanua
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Milangarh	9.0 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	27 km
District headquarters	Maldah	31 km

Villages closest to Kanua

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

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Common questions about Kanua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanua village had a population of 1,863. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kanua village has 908 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanua has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kanua is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanua covers 183.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanua falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kanua is Milangarh, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanua.

Kanua is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanua is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal I is about 3.4 km away. Milangarh is about 9.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.