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About Kani Village

Kani is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 462 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301401
Area (hectares) 203.29 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 462
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Kani compares

By the 2011 count Kani is the 60th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 203.29 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 915.

Getting to Kani

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

Kani lies about 44 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khanpur Ahir, about 8.0 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 Kani
Nearest railway station Khanpur Ahir 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 10 km
Nearest town Khairtal 17 km
District headquarters Alwar 44 km

Villages closest to Kani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kani village had a population of 858. That makes it the 60th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Kani village has 462 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kani has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kani is 301401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kani covers 203.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kani falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kani is Khanpur Ahir, about 8.0 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 Kani.

Kani is about 44 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kani is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Khanpur Ahir is about 8.0 km away. Kotkasim is about 10 km away. Khairtal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jonal (under 2 km), Dheerdhoka (under 2 km) and Khairal (1.9 km).

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

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