Kanad

For the Hindu sage, see Kanada (philosopher).

Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

Kanad

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Kanad

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

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Kanad

Kanad (India)

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Coordinates: 23°40′10″N 76°9′49″E﻿ / ﻿23.66944°N 76.16361°E﻿ / 23.66944; 76.16361
Country|  India
State| Madhya Pradesh
District| Agar Malwa
Population

(2001)

• Total

| 8,650
Languages

• Official| Hindi, Malwi
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

465230

Kanad is a town and a nagar parishad in Agar Malwa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It comes under Kanad Parishad. It belongs to Ujjain Division and is along the Agar–Sarangpur SH-41 highway, 18 km (11 mi) east of the district headquarters of Agar Malwa.

## Climate

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Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter.

Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot in April and May. The daytime temperatures can touch 42 °C (108 °F) on more than one occasion. Average summer temperatures may go as high as 40 °C (104 °F) but humidity is very low.

Winters are moderate and usually dry. Lower temperatures can go as low as 4 °C (39 °F)-6 °C (43 °F) on some nights. Usually the temperature ranges between 8 and 26 °C during winters.

Rains are due to southwest monsoons. The typical monsoon season goes from 15 June till mid-September, contributing 32–35 inches of annual rains. About 95% of rains occur during monsoon season.

Kanad gets moderate rainfall of 20 to 24 inches (510 to 610 mm) during July–September due to the southwest monsoon.

## Demographics

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As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Kanad had a population of 8,650. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanad has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 48%. In Kanad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

## References

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1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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