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About Kanwali Village

Kanwali is a mid sized village in Bhanpura tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 531 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.59 hectares hectares.

Kanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Bhanpura
Area (hectares) 497.59 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 531
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwali compares

By the 2011 count Kanwali is the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,531 residents. Its 497.59 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 79 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Kurlasi, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpura 7.3 km
Nearest town Bhānpura 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Kurlasi 18 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 79 km

Villages closest to Kanwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpura 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 1,030. That makes it the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,531 residents.

Kanwali village has 531 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwali has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Kanwali covers 497.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanwali falls under Bhanpura tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanwali is Kurlasi, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanwali.

Kanwali is about 79 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwali is in Bhanpura tehsil of Mandsaur district. Bhanpura is about 7.3 km away. Bhānpura is about 7.3 km away. Kurlasi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkhedi (1.5 km), Bhawanipura (1.6 km) and Bilkhedi (2.1 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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