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About Kanwara Village

Kanwara is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 957 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 321607
Area (hectares) 466 hectares
Population 1,838
Male Population 957
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Kanwara compares

By the 2011 count Kanwara is the 35th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kanwara

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

Kanwara lies about 33 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh, about 17 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 Kanwara
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Govindgarh 17 km
Nearest town Nagar 22 km
District headquarters Alwar 33 km

Villages closest to Kanwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwara village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 35th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Kanwara village has 957 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwara has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kanwara is 321607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwara covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanwara falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanwara is Govindgarh, about 17 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 Kanwara.

Kanwara is about 33 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwara is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Lachhmangarh is about 2.9 km away. Govindgarh is about 17 km away. Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baroli (1.8 km), Kharsanki (1.9 km) and Kafanwara (2.1 km).

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

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