Village · Kundam, Jabalpur # Kanhwara Kanhwara is a village in Kundam sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 820 people in 209 households, the 44th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 820 people (2011) - 209 households - 68.0% literacy - 981 females per 1,000 males ## Kanhwara PIN code and other codes Kanhwara falls in Kundam sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kundam - Census village code 490446 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanhwara from nearby towns? - Kundam (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ) 80 km by road - Jabalpur (nearest town) 80 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanhwara? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hardoli Kalan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kundam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanhwara known for? The main crops are wheat. About 44% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanhwara Of every 100 households in Kanhwara in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanhwara · ■ Kundam rural average - Electricity for lighting 33% 54% - Toilet within the home 0% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 93% 70% - Television 11% 11% - Mobile phone 19% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 63% 60% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanhwara? ■ Kanhwara · ■ Kundam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 62.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 1013 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 980 - Working population 48.0% 54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (5%) · ■ Marginal 370 (94%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kundam - Deohara 841 people - Rampuri Kalan 837 people - Sankuhi 835 people - Sahajpuri 823 people - Kastara 814 people - Tikariya 807 people - Jamodi 806 people - Batai 781 people All 198 villages in Kundam ## Quick answers - How far is Kanhwara from Jabalpur? 80 km by road - What is the population of Kanhwara? 820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanhwara in? Jabalpur district (Kundam sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kanhwara? 68.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/kundam/kanhwara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.