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About Kanua Village

Kanua is a mid sized village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 900 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741150, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Kaliganj
Pincode 741150
Area (hectares) 388.09 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 900
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanua compares

By the 2011 count Kanua is the 50th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 388.09 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalibas, Kaliganj, Kamalbati and Kamari. 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 Kanua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanua village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 50th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Kanua village has 900 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanua has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanua is 741150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanua covers 388.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanua falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kanua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia 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 Kanua today is likely to be higher.

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