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About Kanwa Village

Kanwa is a mid sized village in Manohar Thana tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 686 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Manohar Thana
Pincode 326037
Area (hectares) 569.21 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 686
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanwa is the 25th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 712 residents. Its 569.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 965.

Getting to Kanwa

Kanwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanwa from other places

Kanwa lies about 88 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chachaura Binaganj, about 11 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 Kanwa
Nearest town Chāchaura 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Chachaura Binaganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Manohar Thana 12 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 88 km

Villages closest to Kanwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manohar Thana 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 Kanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwa village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 25th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 712 residents.

Kanwa village has 686 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwa has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kanwa is 326037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwa covers 569.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanwa falls under Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanwa is Chachaura Binaganj, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanwa.

Kanwa is about 88 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwa is in Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chāchaura is about 9.2 km away. Chachaura Binaganj is about 11 km away. Manohar Thana is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpura (1.8 km), Salya Khera (2.7 km) and Balbatpura (3.8 km).

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

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