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About Kanana Village

Kanana is one of the larger villages in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,668, made up of 2,824 males and 2,844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2867 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344022
Area (hectares) 2867 hectares
Population 5,668
Male Population 2,824
Female Population 2,844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanana compares

By the 2011 count Kanana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 2867 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kanana

Kanana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanana from other places

Kanana lies about 102 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Parlu, about 3.2 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 Kanana
Nearest railway station Parlu 3.2 km
Nearest town Siwāna 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 20 km
District headquarters Barmer 102 km

Villages closest to Kanana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanana village had a population of 5,668. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Kanana village has 2,824 males and 2,844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanana has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kanana is 344022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanana covers 2867 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanana falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanana is Parlu, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanana.

Kanana is about 102 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanana is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Parlu is about 3.2 km away. Siwāna is about 17 km away. Pachpadra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parloo (3.1 km), Sarana (4.3 km) and Kitnod (6.3 km).

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

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