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About Kangvai Village

Kangvai is a large village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Navsari, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,204, made up of 1,649 males and 1,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396560, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangvai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangvai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Navsari
Tehsil Chikhli
Pincode 396560
Area (hectares) 730.66 hectares
Population 3,204
Male Population 1,649
Female Population 1,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangvai compares

By the 2011 count Kangvai is the 37th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,481 residents. Its 730.66 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Kangvai

Kangvai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangvai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kangvai from other places

Kangvai lies about 27 km from Navsari, and the nearest railway station is Dholikuva, about 5.8 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 Kangvai
Nearest railway station Dholikuva 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 17 km
Nearest town Bilimora 25 km
District headquarters Navsari 27 km

Villages closest to Kangvai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangvai village had a population of 3,204. That makes it the 37th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,481 residents.

Kangvai village has 1,649 males and 1,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangvai has about 943 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 Kangvai is 396560. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangvai covers 730.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangvai falls under Chikhli tehsil of Navsari district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kangvai is Dholikuva, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kangvai.

Kangvai is about 27 km from Navsari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangvai is in Chikhli tehsil of Navsari district. Dholikuva is about 5.8 km away. Chikhli is about 17 km away. Bilimora is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogwad (1.8 km), Rankuwa (6.8 km) and Chikhli (17 km).

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

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