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About Kannewada Village

Kannewada is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 717 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannewada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 297.44 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 717
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannewada compares

By the 2011 count Kannewada is the 27th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 297.44 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kannewada

Kannewada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kannewada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kannewada from other places

Kannewada lies about 55 km from Durg. 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 Kannewada
Tehsil headquarters Balod 12 km
District headquarters Durg 55 km

Villages closest to Kannewada

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

Common questions about Kannewada

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannewada village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 27th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Kannewada village has 717 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannewada has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kannewada is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannewada covers 297.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannewada falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kannewada.

Kannewada is about 55 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannewada is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 12 km away. Durg is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahibhadar (under 2 km), Mujgahan (1.9 km) and Hathod (2.0 km).

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

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