Village · Thandla, Jhabua # Kakanwani Kakanwani is a village in Thandla sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,958 people in 743 households, the 8th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.2%. - 3,958 people (2011) - 743 households - 49.1% literacy - 987 females per 1,000 males ## Kakanwani PIN code and other codes Kakanwani falls in Thandla sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Thandla - Census village code 504111 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kakanwani from nearby towns? - Thandla (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 52 km by road - Thandla (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kakanwani? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kakanwani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thandla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Kakanwani known for? About 77% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kakanwani Of every 100 households in Kakanwani in 2011, 62 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kakanwani · ■ Thandla rural average - Electricity for lighting 62% 43% - Toilet within the home 17% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 95% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 98% - Use banking services 39% 45% - Television 12% 4% - Mobile phone 26% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 5% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 69% 75% - Own their home 94% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kakanwani? ■ Kakanwani · ■ Thandla rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.1% 37.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 932 - Working population 47.7% 49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 38.1% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 997 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (2%) · ■ Household industry 16 (1%) · ■ Other work 257 (14%) · ■ Marginal 575 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thandla - Ranni 4,472 people - Madalda 4,459 people - Khawasa 4,145 people - Semaliya Khawasa 4,034 people - Bedawa 3,880 people - Parwaliya 3,813 people - Palasdor 3,732 people - Dhamni Chhoti 3,334 people All 112 villages in Thandla ## Quick answers - How far is Kakanwani from Jhabua? 52 km by road - What is the population of Kakanwani? 3,958 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakanwani in? Jhabua district (Thandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kakanwani? 49.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/thandla/kakanwani/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.