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About Kanand Village

Kanand is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 193 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Pincode 412212
Area (hectares) 791.13 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 193
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanand compares

By the 2011 count Kanand is the 55th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 791.13 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kanand

Kanand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanand as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kanand from other places

Kanand lies about 37 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 32 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 Kanand
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 3.2 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 24 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 32 km
District headquarters Pune 37 km

Villages closest to Kanand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanand village had a population of 390. That makes it the 55th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kanand village has 193 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanand has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kanand is 412212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanand covers 791.13 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.

Kanand falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanand is Kothrud, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Kanand.

Kanand is about 37 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanand is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 3.2 km away. Kharakvasla is about 24 km away. Kothrud is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatti Wagdra (under 2 km), Nivi (2.4 km) and Gevhande (2.5 km).

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

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