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About Kanasar Village

Kanasar is a small village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 204 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342802
Area (hectares) 483.88 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 204
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanasar compares

By the 2011 count Kanasar is the 134th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 483.88 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kanasar

Kanasar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanasar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kanasar from other places

Kanasar lies about 26 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Hanwant, about 5.8 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 Kanasar
Nearest railway station Hanwant 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 6.9 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 18 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kanasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanasar village had a population of 398. That makes it the 134th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Kanasar village has 204 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanasar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kanasar is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanasar covers 483.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanasar falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanasar is Hanwant, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanasar.

Kanasar is about 26 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanasar is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Hanwant is about 5.8 km away. Luni is about 6.9 km away. Sāngaria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadasar (under 2 km), Janadesar (under 2 km) and Kishanasar (under 2 km).

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

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