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About Kanas Village

Kanas is a small village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 58 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.52 hectares hectares.

Kanas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Area (hectares) 216.52 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 58
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Kanas compares

By the 2011 count Kanas is the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 216.52 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 941.

Getting to Kanas

Kanas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanas 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 Kanas from other places

Kanas lies about 29 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Malkhed, about 14 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 Kanas
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon Khandeshwar 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Malkhed 14 km
Nearest town Ner 24 km
District headquarters Amravati 29 km

Villages closest to Kanas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 Kanas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanas village had a population of 108. That makes it the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Kanas village has 58 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanas has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Kanas covers 216.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanas falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanas is Malkhed, about 14 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 Kanas.

Kanas is about 29 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanas is in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 5.6 km away. Malkhed is about 14 km away. Ner 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 Yenas (1.8 km), Shahapur (2.0 km) and Shahapur Khekadi (2.0 km).

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

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