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About Kanhwara Village

Kanhwara is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 712 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.4 hectares hectares.

Kanhwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 501.4 hectares
Population 1,365
Male Population 712
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhwara compares

By the 2011 count Kanhwara is the 88th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 501.4 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kanhwara

Kanhwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanhwara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 44 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Bhadanpur, about 4.3 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 Bhadanpur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 9.5 km
District headquarters Satna 44 km

Villages closest to Kanhwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhwara village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 88th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kanhwara village has 712 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhwara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Kanhwara covers 501.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanhwara falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhwara is Bhadanpur, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanhwara.

Kanhwara is about 44 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhwara is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Bhadanpur is about 4.3 km away. Maihar is about 9.5 km away. Satna is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berma (1.5 km), Itama (2.0 km) and Kherwa Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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