About Kanad Village

Kanad is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 264 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Olpad
Pincode	394530
Area (hectares)	403.86 hectares
Population	524
Male Population	264
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Kanad compares

By the 2011 count Kanad is the 91st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 403.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kanad

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

Kanad lies about 12 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Sachin, about 1.8 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 Kanad
Nearest town	Sachīn	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Sachin	1.8 km
District headquarters	Surat	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Olpad	30 km

Villages closest to Kanad

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

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Common questions about Kanad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanad village had a population of 524. That makes it the 91st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Kanad village has 264 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanad has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kanad is 394530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanad covers 403.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanad falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kanad is Sachin, about 1.8 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 Kanad.

Kanad is about 12 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanad is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Sachīn is about under 2 km away. Sachin is about 1.8 km away. Surat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.