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About Kanawas Village

Kanawas is a mid sized village in Jaitaran tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 271 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Jaitaran
Pincode 306308
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 271
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanawas compares

By the 2011 count Kanawas is the 88th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kanawas

Kanawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanawas as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanawas from other places

Kanawas lies about 84 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Bilara, about 25 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 Kanawas
Tehsil headquarters Jaitaran 12 km
Nearest town Jaitāran 12 km
Nearest railway station Bilara 25 km
District headquarters Pali 84 km

Villages closest to Kanawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanawas village had a population of 539. That makes it the 88th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents.

Kanawas village has 271 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanawas has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kanawas is 306308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanawas covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanawas falls under Jaitaran tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanawas is Bilara, about 25 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 village for Kanawas.

Kanawas is about 84 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanawas is in Jaitaran tehsil of Pali district. Jaitaran is about 12 km away. Jaitāran is about 12 km away. Bilara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanecha Ranawatan (1.9 km), Baloonda (3.2 km) and Ber Kalan (3.3 km).

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

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