Village · Depalpur, Indore # Kanwasa Kanwasa is a village in Depalpur sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 736 people in 128 households, the 93rd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 736 people (2011) - 128 households - 70.6% literacy - 927 females per 1,000 males ## Kanwasa PIN code and other codes Kanwasa falls in Depalpur sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Depalpur - Census village code 475958 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanwasa from nearby towns? - Depalpur (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Indore (district HQ) 50 km by road - Runji-Gautampura (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanwasa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Depalpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Depalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Indore - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanwasa known for? About 89% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown, and 620 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanwasa Of every 100 households in Kanwasa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanwasa · ■ Depalpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 88% - Toilet within the home 34% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 66% - Tap water 2% 6% - Drinking water within premises 17% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 84% - Use banking services 54% 48% - Television 60% 44% - Mobile phone 51% 62% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 42% 34% - Car / jeep / van 1% 3% - None of these assets 26% 20% - Own their home 100% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanwasa? ■ Kanwasa · ■ Depalpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 66.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 948 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 929 - Working population 53.1% 50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 56.7% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 276 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 105 (27%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Depalpur - Padlya 806 people - Kundhara 778 people - Chiman Khedi 758 people - Aroda Kot 755 people - Karki 732 people - Karwasa 729 people - Nogawan Surf 706 people - Palasiypar 705 people All 147 villages in Depalpur ## Other places named Kanwasa - Kanwasa · Village, Badnawar, Dhar · 815 people ## Quick answers - How far is Kanwasa from Indore? 50 km by road - What is the population of Kanwasa? 736 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanwasa in? Indore district (Depalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanwasa? 70.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/depalpur/kanwasa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.