About Kansen Village

Kansen is a large village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,307, made up of 1,251 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansen village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249193
Area (hectares)	41.97 hectares
Population	2,307
Male Population	1,251
Female Population	1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansen compares

By the 2011 count Kansen is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 41.97 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kansen

Kansen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kansen as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jokani, Joshiyara, Kamar and Kaneth. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kansen

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansen village had a population of 2,307. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Kansen village has 1,251 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansen has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kansen is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansen covers 41.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kansen falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kansen notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kansen.

Kansen is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.