Kanakpur-Kansad is city

City

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 and a Municipality

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  in Surat district

Surat district

Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat India with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada , Navsari and Dang districts. To the west is the Gulf of Cambay. It is the second-most advanced district in Gujarat...

 in the India

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 of Gujarat. The town is located 25 km south of Surat off the old Surat-Mumbai highway near Sachin

Sachin

The name Sachin is derived, via Indic languages like Bengali and Marathi, from the Sanskrit name Shachindra. Shachindra is a name given to Hindu mythological god Indra which means Shachi's Indra. Shachi was one of the wives of Indra. It is the other name of Hindu god Shiva...

. It is one of the Middle-Class residential Town in Surat Metropolitan Region

Surat Metropolitan Region

The Surat Metropolitan Area/Surat Metropolitan Region is a metropolitan area consisting of the Indian metropolis of Surat and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 18 years, it consists of one municipal corporation, 7 municipalities and 6 Counter Magnets...

. The major population consist of Oriyas of Orissa. Due to its proximity to Industrial town of Sachin many labors and workers from textile industry reside due to cheap cost of living as compare to Surat and Udhana

Udhana

Udhna is a Sub-City of Surat. Located primarily on Surat-Navsari Highway in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is 7 km south of the Commercial Capital of Gujarat i.e Surat. Udhna is a Major Railway Station in Western India. Udhna is one of India's largest Textile manufacturing city...

. The Town is under consideration to be included in the proposed Greater Surat Municipal Corporation.

Demographics

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, Kanakpur-Kansad had a population of 23567. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kanakpur-Kansad has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 63%. In Kanakpur-Kansad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. The Town was a village before decade having a population of around 5000 but due to the population explosion in Surat led it to accommodate the growing population and as the population reached 20,000 in 2005 the Gram Panchayat was upgraded to Municipality.

Transport

By road: Kanakpur-Kansad is 12 km from Udhana and 22 km from Surat.

By air: Nearest airport is Surat which is 22 km from Kanakpur-Kansad.

External links

• Brief history and genealogy of the Nawabs of Sachin