# Kanihar Village, Phulpur, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Phulpur, Allahabad 

# Kanihar

Kanihar is a village in Phulpur sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,053 people in 1,096 households**, the 2nd largest of 503 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 7,053people (2011)
- 1,096households
- 69.1%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanihar

Of every 100 households in Kanihar in 2011, 45 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanihar · ■ Phulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**79%

Tap water ****7%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**88%

Use banking services ****65%**

**75%

Television ****36%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kanihar?

■ Kanihar · ■ Phulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**904

Working population ****31.0%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (5%) · **■** Household industry 138 (6%) · **■** Other work 786 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1,041 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Phulpur

- Kotwa9,100 people
- Chata6,639 people
- Dhokariuperhar6,582 people
- Sawdih6,233 people
- Dubawal Uperhar5,965 people

[All 560 villages in Phulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/phulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanihar?7,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanihar in?Allahabad district (Phulpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanihar?69.1% (Census 2011)