About Kanol Village

Kanol is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 382 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177113
Area (hectares)	193.19 hectares
Population	797
Male Population	382
Female Population	415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanol compares

By the 2011 count Kanol is the 33rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 193.19 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kanol

Kanol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanol from other places

Kanol lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanol
Nearest railway station	Samloti	11 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Kanol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kanol

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanol village had a population of 797. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kanol village has 382 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanol has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kanol is 177113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanol covers 193.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanol falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanol is Samloti, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanol.

Kanol is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanol is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.