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About Kansa Village

Kansa is one of the larger villages in Visnagar tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,984, made up of 5,232 males and 4,752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1498 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Visnagar
Pincode 384315
Area (hectares) 1498 hectares
Population 9,984
Male Population 5,232
Female Population 4,752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kansa compares

By the 2011 count Kansa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents. Its 1498 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kansa

Kansa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kansa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kansa from other places

Kansa lies about 11 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Randala, about 2.7 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 Kansa
Nearest railway station Randala 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Visnagar 9.0 km
District headquarters Mahesana 11 km

Villages closest to Kansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansa village had a population of 9,984. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents.

Kansa village has 5,232 males and 4,752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansa has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kansa is 384315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansa covers 1498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kansa falls under Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kansa is Randala, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kansa.

Kansa is about 11 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansa is in Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district. Randala is about 2.7 km away. Visnagar is about 9.0 km away. Mahesana is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansarakui (under 2 km), Savala (2.9 km) and Basana (3.3 km).

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

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