Kanad

For the Hindu sage, see Kanada (philosopher).

Kanad
town
Coordinates:
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
Telephone code	07362

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

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

As of 2001 India census, 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.