About Kanwa Village

Kanwa is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 276 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249193
Area (hectares)	104.72 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	276
Female Population	283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanwa compares

By the 2011 count Kanwa is the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 104.72 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kanwa

Kanwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanwa from other places

Kanwa lies about 62 km from Uttarkashi. 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 Kanwa
Nearest town	Dehradun	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	30 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	62 km

Villages closest to Kanwa

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

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Common questions about Kanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwa village had a population of 559. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kanwa village has 276 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwa has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Kanwa covers 104.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanwa falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanwa.

Kanwa is about 62 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwa is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dehradun is about 9.6 km away. Dunda is about 30 km away. Uttarkashi is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.