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About Kansala Village

Kansala is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 588 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140901
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 588
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
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 Kansala compares

By the 2011 count Kansala is the 47th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Kansala

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

Kansala lies about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 12 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 Kansala
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 10 km
Nearest railway station Chatouli 12 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Kansala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansala village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 47th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Kansala village has 588 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansala has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Kansala is 140901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansala covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansala falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kansala is Chatouli, about 12 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 Kansala.

Kansala is about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansala is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 10 km away. Chatouli is about 12 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kartarpur (under 2 km), Takipur (under 2 km) and Dhakoran Kalan (1.8 km).

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

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