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About Kanvi Village

Kanvi is a large village in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,960, made up of 1,594 males and 1,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Kanvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanvi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 2,960
Male Population 1,594
Female Population 1,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanvi compares

By the 2011 count Kanvi is the 82nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Kanvi

Kanvi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanvi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanvi from other places

Kanvi lies about 26 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhua, about 4.1 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 Kanvi
Nearest railway station Pilkhua 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 7.8 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 26 km

Villages closest to Kanvi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanvi village had a population of 2,960. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Kanvi village has 1,594 males and 1,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanvi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Kanvi covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanvi falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanvi is Pilkhua, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanvi.

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

Kanvi is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Pilkhua is about 4.1 km away. Hapur is about 7.8 km away. Ghaziabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahmadpur (under 2 km), Anwarpur (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (1.7 km).

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

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