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About Kanknol Village

Kanknol is one of the larger villages in Himatnagar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,529, made up of 6,071 males and 5,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1409.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanknol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanknol village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Himatnagar
Pincode 383001
Area (hectares) 1409.19 hectares
Population 11,529
Male Population 6,071
Female Population 5,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanknol compares

By the 2011 count Kanknol is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 1409.19 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kanknol

Kanknol 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 Kanknol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanknol from other places

Kanknol lies about 49 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Himmatnagar Junction, about 3.7 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 Kanknol
Tehsil headquarters Himatnagar 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Himmatnagar Junction 3.7 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 49 km

Villages closest to Kanknol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanknol village had a population of 11,529. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Kanknol village has 6,071 males and 5,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanknol has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kanknol is 383001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanknol covers 1409.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanknol falls under Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanknol is Himmatnagar Junction, about 3.7 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 village for Kanknol.

Kanknol is about 49 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanknol is in Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Himatnagar is about 3.4 km away. Himmatnagar Junction is about 3.7 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadiyol (3.8 km), Parabada (5.0 km) and Savgadh (5.9 km).

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

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