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About Kaniyad Village

Kaniyad is one of the larger villages in Botad tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,719, made up of 3,452 males and 3,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2064.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniyad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Botad
Pincode 364710
Area (hectares) 2064.05 hectares
Population 6,719
Male Population 3,452
Female Population 3,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaniyad compares

By the 2011 count Kaniyad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents. Its 2064.05 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kaniyad

Kaniyad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaniyad as Available within village. 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 Dhankaniya, Dhinkwali, Gadhadiya and Hadadad. 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 Kaniyad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniyad village had a population of 6,719. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents.

Kaniyad village has 3,452 males and 3,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniyad has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kaniyad is 364710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniyad covers 2064.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniyad falls under Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

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

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

Kaniyad is in Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar 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 Kaniyad today is likely to be higher.

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