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About Kanawas Village

Kanawas is a mid sized village in Sojat tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 297 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306104, 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 Sojat
Pincode 306104
Area (hectares) 826 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 297
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 90th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,344 residents. Its 826 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with 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 18 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Bomadra, about 9.8 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 Kanawas
Nearest railway station Bomadra 9.8 km
District headquarters Pali 18 km
Nearest town Pāli 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sojat 21 km

Villages closest to Kanawas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sojat 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 596. That makes it the 90th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,344 residents.

Kanawas village has 297 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanawas has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kanawas is 306104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanawas covers 826 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanawas falls under Sojat tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kanawas is Bomadra, about 9.8 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 village for Kanawas.

Kanawas is about 18 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 Sojat tehsil of Pali district. Bomadra is about 9.8 km away. Pali is about 18 km away. Pāli 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 Malpuriya Khurd (2.0 km), Malpuriya Kalan (2.6 km) and Vaidhnath Mahadev Nagar (5.9 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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