Kanuan

Kanuwan
Village
Kanuan
Kanuwan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Kanuwan Kanuwan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°35′45″N83°55′13″E / 25.595826°N 83.920284°E / 25.595826; 83.920284 [1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghazipur
Tehsil	Mohammadabad
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,667
Languages
• Official	Hindi , Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code	233231 [2]
Telephone code	05493
Vehicle registration	UP-61
Website	up.gov.in
According to historical records, kanuwan was established around 1420 A.D.

Kanuan Also known as kanuwan is a village located in Mohammadabad Assembly constituency tehsil of Ghazipur , Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 45 km from Ghazipur district. It has total 440 families residing. Kanuan has population of 3,112 as per Population Census 2011. ^[3] As of 2011, Kanuan has a post office with the PIN code 233231, and the village comes under the jurisdiction of the bhawarkol police station.

HISTORY

According to historical records, Kanuwan was established around 1420 A.D.^{[ citation needed ]} It was Kunwar Bhairo Shah who moved from 'Saharmadih' to this place and built a Kot (fort). He was the last person of Raja Mulhan Dikshit's family who left the old habitat of Kinwars near Ooki river. It was a period when sultan Khizr Khan was sitting on the throne of Delhi. Kunwar Bhairav Shah had four sons, Satan Shah, Bisen Shah, Karmsen Shah and Narayan Shah. Elder son Satan Shah established Pidroi, second son Bisen Shah established Amarupur, third son Karmsen Shah established Kanuan and youngest of them Narayan Shah stayed at Gondaur. Kunwar Narayan Shah also had four sons, Madhav Rai, Mahesh Rai, Sarangdhar Rai and Purushottam Rai. Eldest of them Taluqdar Madhav Rai established village Kundesar on the bank of river Ganges, second son Mahesh Rai established Narayanpur on the name of his father Narayan Shah, third son Sarangdhar Rai styed at Gondaur while youngest Purushottam Rai moved to Musurdeva. ^[4] Its narrated in 'Shri Pothi Bansauri' in these verses:

Narayen sut chari pratham Madho kahi gayo,
Sur sarita tat gram Kundesari nam kahayo,
Dujo bhaye Mahesh nam jehi param ujagar,
Narayanpur gram base subh gun ke agar,
Teejo Gondaur me base Sarangdhar jo naav,
Chautho Purusotim kahi basev Mushurdev gaav. ^[5]

(English translation: Narayan Shah had four sons, eldest of them Madhav Rai established village Kundesar on the bank of river Ganges. Second son Mahesh Rai established Narayanpur. Third son Sarangdhar Rai stayed at Gondaur, while fourth and youngest of them Purushottam Rai shifted to chhawani Musurdeva.)

Population details

Total No. of Houses	585	-	-
Population	3,667	1,876	1,791
Child (0-6)	641	324	317
Schedule Caste	387	211	176
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	70.56 %	79.32 %	61.33 %
Total Workers	1,321	905	416
Main Worker	1,053	-	-
Marginal Worker	268	155	113

^[6]

References

1. "Google map of Kanuan". google. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
2. "Kanuan Pin Code". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
3. "Population details, Kanuan". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
4. Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley, pp. 113–114,Concept Publishing Company, 1986, New Delhi
5. Shri Pothi Bansauri,p.12, Kashi Nagri Pracharini Sabha, Varanasi
6. "Kanuan Village Population - Mohammadabad - Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

External links

• Villages in Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh