# Kaniyar Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Kaniyar

Kaniyar is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,613 people in 693 households**, the 20th largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 4,613people (2011)
- 693households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaniyar

Of every 100 households in Kaniyar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kaniyar · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****10%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**82%

Television ****46%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kaniyar?

■ Kaniyar · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**899

Working population ****40.3%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 62.2% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 680 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 581 (31%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 202 (11%) · **■** Marginal 368 (20%)

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 Pindra

- Barhi Newada5,132 people
- Karkhiyaon4,817 people
- Barzi4,713 people
- Rampur4,673 people
- Koirajpur4,323 people
- Mahgaon4,190 people
- Puari Khurd4,101 people
- Amaut3,896 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaniyar?4,613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaniyar in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaniyar?74.8% (Census 2011)