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About Kanawada Village

Kanawada is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 385 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473775, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Pincode 473775
Area (hectares) 456.61 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 385
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanawada compares

By the 2011 count Kanawada is the 81st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 456.61 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kanawada

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

How far is Kanawada from other places

Kanawada lies about 34 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 6.6 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 Kanawada
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 11 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 34 km

Villages closest to Kanawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanawada village had a population of 701. That makes it the 81st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kanawada village has 385 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanawada has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Kanawada is 473775. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanawada covers 456.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanawada falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanawada is Lukwasa, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Kanawada is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 6.6 km away. Kolaras is about 11 km away. Shivpuri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babuka (2.8 km), Hinotiya (2.8 km) and Bhati (3.2 km).

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

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