About Kanwas Village

Kanwas is one of the larger villages in Sangod tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,011, made up of 4,151 males and 3,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Kota
Tehsil	Sangod
Pincode	325602
Area (hectares)	8270 hectares
Population	8,011
Male Population	4,151
Female Population	3,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwas compares

By the 2011 count Kanwas is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 776 residents. Its 8270 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kanwas

Kanwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanwas 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 Kanwas from other places

Kanwas lies about 45 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Dara, about 12 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 Kanwas
Nearest railway station	Dara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sangod	18 km
District headquarters	Kota	45 km

Villages closest to Kanwas

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

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Common questions about Kanwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwas village had a population of 8,011. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 776 residents.

Kanwas village has 4,151 males and 3,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwas has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Kanwas is 325602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwas covers 8270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanwas falls under Sangod tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanwas is Dara, about 12 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 Kanwas.

Kanwas is about 45 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwas is in Sangod tehsil of Kota district. Dara is about 12 km away. Sangod is about 18 km away. Kota is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.