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About Kanwali Village

Kanwali is a large village in Kharkhoda tehsil, in the district of Sonipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,461, made up of 1,332 males and 1,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwali village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Tehsil Kharkhoda
Pincode 131403
Area (hectares) 470 hectares
Population 2,461
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwali compares

By the 2011 count Kanwali is the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,159 residents. Its 470 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 848.

Getting to Kanwali

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

Kanwali lies about 26 km from Sonipat, and the nearest railway station is Lath, about 7.8 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 Kanwali
Nearest railway station Lath 7.8 km
Nearest town Gohāna 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharkhoda 20 km
District headquarters Sonipat 26 km

Villages closest to Kanwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwali village had a population of 2,461. That makes it the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,159 residents.

Kanwali village has 1,332 males and 1,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwali has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 848.

The pincode recorded for Kanwali is 131403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwali covers 470 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanwali falls under Kharkhoda tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Kanwali is Lath, about 7.8 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 village for Kanwali.

Kanwali is about 26 km from Sonipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwali is in Kharkhoda tehsil of Sonipat district. Lath is about 7.8 km away. Gohāna is about 16 km away. Kharkhoda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nizampur Majra (5.4 km), Farmana (5.9 km) and Muzzam Nagar (6.9 km).

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

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