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- LGD code
- 503851
- Pincode
- 486886
- Post office
- Waidhan
- Population
- 1,803
- Households
- 332
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 715
- Distance to district centre
- 75 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 122 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 525 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 628 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bargawan · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Bargawan · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanai compares
By population, Kanai ranks #35 of 135 villages in Deosar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
+3.9% vs mandal average
- Kanai
- 51.7%
- Deosar mandal
- 47.8%
- Singrauli district
- 49.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
+64 vs mandal average
- Kanai
- 918
- Deosar mandal
- 854
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Kanai
- 5.4
- Deosar mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanai at a glance
Kanai is a village of 1,803 people in 332 households (Census 2011) in Deosar tehsil, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh, the 35th-largest of 135 villages in Deosar tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 75 km from the Singrauli district centre, 1 km from Bargawan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 486886, served by Waidhan post office; the LGD village code is 503851. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Bargawan, 2 km away. The village votes in Amarpatan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Rajendra Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,126 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SINGRAULI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 511.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 43
- Forest area (ha)
- 26.56
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanai
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Key facts — Kanai
- LGD code
- 503851
- Pincode
- 486886
- Post office
- Waidhan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,803
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,126
- Households
- 332
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Coordinates
- 24.19141°N, 82.46646°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Satna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Amarpatan
- Member of Parliament
- Ganesh Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Rajendra Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Deosar
Getting there
How to reach Kanai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal525 kmcapital
- Kolkata628 km
- Delhi718 km
- Hyderabad862 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBargawan1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Bargawan2 km
- CollegeHINDALCO Primary School 1st58 km
- Police stationRenukoot Police Station58 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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