# Kanau Village, Sikandra Rao, Mahamaya Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikandra Rao, Mahamaya Nagar 

# Kanau

Kanau is a village in Sikandra Rao sub-district of Mahamaya Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,871 people in 670 households**, the 20th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 3,871people (2011)
- 670households
- 70.3%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanau

Of every 100 households in Kanau in 2011, 12 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanau · ■ Sikandra Rao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**87%

Tap water ****27%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**67%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanau?

■ Kanau · ■ Sikandra Rao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**871

Working population ****27.3%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 55.3% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (9%) · **■** Marginal 382 (36%)

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 Sikandra Rao

- Dandesri4,323 people
- Bakayan4,280 people
- Mau Chirayal4,272 people
- Phulrai Mughal Garhi4,108 people
- Wajidpur3,862 people
- Liha Alampur3,742 people
- Jarera3,735 people
- Bargawan3,730 people

[All 162 villages in Sikandra Rao](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sikandra-rao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanau?3,871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanau in?Mahamaya Nagar district (Sikandra Rao sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanau?70.3% (Census 2011)