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About Kanwa Village

Kanwa is a small village in Kanti tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 199 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kanti
Pincode 843109
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 199
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanwa is the 96th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kanwa

Kanwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jasoda Math Urf Rampur Harihar, Jhiktahi Madhuban, Kabilpur and Kadrabad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Kanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwa village had a population of 423. That makes it the 96th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents.

Kanwa village has 199 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwa has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kanwa is 843109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwa covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanwa falls under Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanwa.

Kanwa is in Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanwa today is likely to be higher.

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