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Kanwar

Itwa mandal
Pincode 272192
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Kanwar is a village in Itwa mandal, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 2,020 across 320 households and a literacy rate of 47.7%.

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LGD code
177913
Pincode
272192
Post office
Itwa
Population
2,020
Households
320
Literacy rate
47.7%
Sex ratio
1091 ♀/1000♂
Workers
718
Distance to district centre
269 km
Distance to mandal centre
282 km
Distance to Lucknow
222 km
Distance to Delhi
545 km
Nearest railway station
Majhagawan · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital, Majhgawan · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kanwar compares

By population, Kanwar ranks #43 of 459 villages in Itwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.7%
+5.6% vs mandal average
Kanwar
47.7%
Itwa mandal
42.1%
Siddharthnagar district
48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,091
+77 vs mandal average
Kanwar
1,091
Itwa mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
6.3
−0.5 vs mandal average
Kanwar
6.3
Itwa mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kanwar at a glance

Kanwar is a village of 2,020 people in 320 households (Census 2011) in Itwa tehsil, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, the 43rd-largest of 459 villages in Itwa tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 42% and the sex ratio is 1,091 women per 1,000 men. It lies 269 km from the Siddharthnagar district centre, 8 km from Gahira, the nearest town, 9 km from Majhagawan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 272192, served by Itwa post office; the LGD village code is 177913. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital, Majhgawan, 8 km away. The sarpanch is MAINUDDIN, and the village votes in Katra Bazar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bawan Singh. The population is estimated at 2,382 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanwar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SIDDHARTHNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
42
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KANWAR
Total area (ha)
130.35
Irrigated area (ha)
106.31
Forest area (ha)
1.98

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kanwar

LGD code
177913
Pincode
272192
Post office
Itwa
Population (Census 2011)
2,020
Population (projected 2026)
2,382
Households
320
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1091
Literacy rate
47.7%
Coordinates
24.86216°N, 80.74715°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kaiserganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katra Bazar
Member of Parliament
Karan Bhushan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bawan Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MAINUDDIN
Block / Mandal
Itwa
Getting there

How to reach Kanwar

Mandal centre
Itwa · ≈ 282 km
≈ 9 h 38 min by car · 11 h 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Siddharthnagar · ≈ 269 km
≈ 9 h 13 min by car · 10 h 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,251 people
Gahira · ≈ 8.5 km
≈ 17 min by car · 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow222 kmcapital
  • Delhi545 km
  • Kolkata816 km
  • Hyderabad864 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMajhagawan9 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital, Majhgawan8 km
  • CollegeShri Ram Milan Junior High School , Kalyanpur33 km
  • Police stationMAHILA THANA42 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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