About Kanwan Village

Kanwan is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 830 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	213 hectares
Population	1,610
Male Population	830
Female Population	780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwan compares

By the 2011 count Kanwan is the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kanwan

Kanwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanwan from other places

Kanwan lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 4.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanwan
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	4.3 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Kanwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwan village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Kanwan village has 830 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kanwan is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwan covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanwan falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanwan is Tankuppa, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanwan.

Kanwan is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwan is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 4.2 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 4.3 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.