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About Kanwasa Village

Kanwasa is a mid sized village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 382 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.71 hectares hectares.

Kanwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 813.71 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 382
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanwasa compares

By the 2011 count Kanwasa is the 93rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 813.71 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kanwasa

Kanwasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanwasa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanwasa from other places

Kanwasa lies about 34 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction, about 5.9 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 Kanwasa
Nearest railway station Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 16 km
Nearest town Ujjain 28 km
District headquarters Indore 34 km

Villages closest to Kanwasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwasa village had a population of 736. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Kanwasa village has 382 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwasa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Kanwasa covers 813.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanwasa falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanwasa is Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanwasa.

Kanwasa is about 34 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwasa is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction is about 5.9 km away. Depalpur is about 16 km away. Ujjain is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandan Khedi (1.7 km), Rudrakhya (2.4 km) and Sunala (3.6 km).

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

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