About Kanhwara Village

Kanhwara is one of the larger villages in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,613, made up of 3,388 males and 3,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1324.59 hectares hectares.

Kanhwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhwara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Murwara
Area (hectares)	1324.59 hectares
Population	6,613
Male Population	3,388
Female Population	3,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhwara compares

By the 2011 count Kanhwara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 1324.59 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kanhwara

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

Kanhwara lies about 11 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patwara, about 3.4 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 Kanhwara
Nearest railway station	Patwara	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murwara	11 km
District headquarters	Katni	11 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	11 km

Villages closest to Kanhwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhwara village had a population of 6,613. 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 1,275 residents.

Kanhwara village has 3,388 males and 3,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhwara has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Kanhwara covers 1324.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhwara falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhwara is Patwara, about 3.4 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 Kanhwara.

Kanhwara is about 11 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhwara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Patwara is about 3.4 km away. Murwara is about 11 km away. Katni is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.