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About Kanzar Village

Kanzar is a mid sized village in Dhanpur tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 713 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389382, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanzar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanzar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Dhanpur
Pincode 389382
Area (hectares) 374.95 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 713
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanzar compares

By the 2011 count Kanzar is the 50th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 374.95 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kanzar

Kanzar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanzar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanzar from other places

Kanzar lies about 48 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Ambari Richhavi, about 10 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 Kanzar
Nearest railway station Ambari Richhavi 10 km
Nearest town Alirajpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanpur 35 km
District headquarters Dohad 48 km

Villages closest to Kanzar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanzar village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 50th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Kanzar village has 713 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanzar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kanzar is 389382. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanzar covers 374.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanzar falls under Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanzar is Ambari Richhavi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kanzar is about 48 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanzar is in Dhanpur tehsil of Dohad district. Ambari Richhavi is about 10 km away. Alirajpur is about 12 km away. Dhanpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Leliya Amba (22 km), Alindra (23 km) and Kakad Khila (24 km).

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

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