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About Kanba Village

Kanba is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 551 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,330 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanba village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314406
Area (hectares) 201.1 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 551
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,330
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanba compares

By the 2011 count Kanba is the 86th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 201.1 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kanba

Kanba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kanba from other places

Kanba lies about 16 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Bhavnath, about 2.9 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 Kanba
Nearest railway station Shri Bhavnath 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 16 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 16 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 16 km

Villages closest to Kanba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanba village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 86th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Kanba village has 551 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanba has about 1330 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kanba is 314406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanba covers 201.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanba falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanba is Shri Bhavnath, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanba.

Kanba is about 16 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanba is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shri Bhavnath is about 2.9 km away. Simalwara is about 16 km away. Dungarpur 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 Bilpan (2.1 km), Veerawara (2.4 km) and Nawa Gaon (4.8 km).

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

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