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About Kanhiwada Village

Kanhiwada is one of the larger villages in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,085, made up of 4,179 males and 3,906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1013.83 hectares hectares.

Kanhiwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhiwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 1013.83 hectares
Population 8,085
Male Population 4,179
Female Population 3,906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanhiwada compares

By the 2011 count Kanhiwada is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 1013.83 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kanhiwada

Kanhiwada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanhiwada 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanhiwada from other places

Kanhiwada lies about 24 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Kaniwara, about under 2 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 Kanhiwada
Nearest railway station Kaniwara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 24 km

Villages closest to Kanhiwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhiwada village had a population of 8,085. 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 861 residents.

Kanhiwada village has 4,179 males and 3,906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhiwada has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Kanhiwada covers 1013.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhiwada falls under Seoni tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhiwada is Kaniwara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanhiwada.

Kanhiwada is about 24 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhiwada is in Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Kaniwara is about under 2 km away. Seoni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamta (1.7 km), Malanjpura (2.4 km) and Bamhani (2.8 km).

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

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