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About Kansa Village

Kansa is one of the larger villages in Patan tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,081, made up of 2,624 males and 2,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1648.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 384265
Area (hectares) 1648.27 hectares
Population 5,081
Male Population 2,624
Female Population 2,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansa compares

By the 2011 count Kansa is the 12th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 1648.27 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 931.

Getting to Kansa

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

Kansa lies about 10 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Kansa, about under 2 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 Kansa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 10 km
Nearest town Pātan 10 km

Villages closest to Kansa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 5,081. That makes it the 12th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Kansa village has 2,624 males and 2,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Kansa is 384265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansa covers 1648.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansa falls under Patan tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kansa is Kansa, about under 2 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 village for Kansa.

Kansa is about 10 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansa is in Patan tehsil of Patan district. Kansa is about under 2 km away. Patan is about 10 km away. Pātan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanosan (under 2 km), Balva (2.4 km) and Bhutiya Vasna (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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