# Kanwar Village, Gurur, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/kanwar/ Village · Gurur, Durg # Kanwar Kanwar is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **3,700 people in 840 households**, the 2nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 3,700people (2011) - 840households - 75.2%literacy - 491227PIN code ## Kanwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanwar is 491227.** Kanwar falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491227 - Gram panchayatKanwar - Community development blockGurur - Census village code443367 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanwar from nearby towns? - Gurur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Durg (district HQ)65 km by road - Dhamtari (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kanwar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kanwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sanoud - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamtari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanwar known for? The main crops are **paddy, gram and tivra**. About 81% of the 833 hectares of village land is sown, and 606 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kanwar Of every 100 households in Kanwar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanwar · ■ Gurur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **90% Toilet within the home ****24%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **74% Tap water ****33%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****73%** **65% Television ****36%** **42% Mobile phone ****24%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **16% Own their home ****94%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kanwar? ■ Kanwar · ■ Gurur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **960 Working population ****49.7%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 66.2% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 349 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 935 (51%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 256 (14%) · **■** Marginal 270 (15%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Gurur - Palari4,642 people - Armari Kalan3,512 people - Arkar3,373 people - Pendarwani3,268 people - Chitaud2,976 people [All 121 villages in Gurur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanwar?491227 - How far is Kanwar from Durg?65 km by road - What is the population of Kanwar?3,700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanwar in?Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kanwar?75.2% (Census 2011)