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About Kanalwan Village

Kanalwan is a large village in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,822, made up of 1,877 males and 1,945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanalwan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Bijbehara
Pincode 192124
Area (hectares) 340.8 hectares
Population 3,822
Male Population 1,877
Female Population 1,945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanalwan compares

By the 2011 count Kanalwan is the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 340.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kanalwan

Kanalwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanalwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanalwan from other places

Kanalwan lies about 7.2 km from Anantnag. 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 Kanalwan
Tehsil headquarters Bijbehara 5.2 km
District headquarters Anantnag 7.2 km

Villages closest to Kanalwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanalwan village had a population of 3,822. That makes it the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Kanalwan village has 1,877 males and 1,945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanalwan has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kanalwan is 192124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanalwan covers 340.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanalwan falls under Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kanalwan notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Kanalwan.

Kanalwan is about 7.2 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanalwan is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. Bijbehara is about 5.2 km away. Anantnag is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aswara (under 2 km), Chini Gund (under 2 km) and Thaji War (1.9 km).

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

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