# Kanas Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati 

# Kanas

Kanas is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **108 people in 24 households**, the 120th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 108people (2011)
- 24households
- 89.6%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Kanas PIN code and other codes

Kanas falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar
- Census village code533075

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kanas from nearby towns?

- Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)38 km by road
- Amravati (nearest town)38 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 Kanas?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kanas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Yenas
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandgaon Khande
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nandgaon Khande
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

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 Kanas known for?

About 86% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Kanas

Of every 100 households in Kanas in 2011, 83 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanas · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**54%

Television ****50%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Kanas?

■ Kanas · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**916

Working population ****51.9%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 91.1% for women. 71% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 8 (14%)

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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar

- Malegaon115 people
- Kharbi Gund114 people
- Nagzari112 people
- Sangrampur110 people
- Fattepur86 people
- Pachod85 people
- Wakpur60 people
- Borgaon52 people

[All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanas from Amravati?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kanas?108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanas in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kanas?89.6% (Census 2011)