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About Kanbua Village

Kanbua is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 171 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanbua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanbua village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248165
Area (hectares) 286.27 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 171
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
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 Kanbua compares

By the 2011 count Kanbua is the 35th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 286.27 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kanbua

Kanbua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanbua 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 Kanbua from other places

Kanbua lies about 35 km from Dehradun. 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 Kanbua
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 7.6 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 26 km
District headquarters Dehradun 35 km

Villages closest to Kanbua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanbua village had a population of 364. That makes it the 35th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kanbua village has 171 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanbua has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kanbua is 248165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanbua covers 286.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanbua falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kanbua notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanbua.

Kanbua is about 35 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanbua is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 7.6 km away. Mussoorie is about 26 km away. Dehradun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakari (under 2 km), Alsi (under 2 km) and Sakani (under 2 km).

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

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