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About Kanwar Village

Kanwar is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 183 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262582, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262582
Area (hectares) 157.73 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 183
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwar compares

By the 2011 count Kanwar is the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 157.73 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kanwar

Kanwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanwar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanwar from other places

Kanwar lies about 22 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 34 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 Kanwar
Tehsil headquarters Pati 7.3 km
District headquarters Champawat 22 km
Nearest town Almora 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 34 km

Villages closest to Kanwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwar village had a population of 369. That makes it the 47th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Kanwar village has 183 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwar has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kanwar is 262582. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanwar covers 157.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanwar falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanwar is Kathgodam, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanwar.

Kanwar is about 22 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwar is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 7.3 km away. Champawat is about 22 km away. Almora is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devidhura Range (1.8 km), Bairakh (2.2 km) and Rikholi (2.3 km).

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

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