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About Kaniat Village

Kaniat is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 386 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 386
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaniat compares

By the 2011 count Kaniat is the 42nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kaniat

Kaniat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaniat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaniat from other places

Kaniat lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 1.6 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 Kaniat
Nearest railway station Nandpur Bhatauli 1.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km

Villages closest to Kaniat

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

Common questions about Kaniat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniat village had a population of 712. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Kaniat village has 386 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniat has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kaniat is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniat covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniat falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaniat is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaniat.

Kaniat is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniat is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Nandpur Bhatauli is about 1.6 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Jawali is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katholi (5.2 km), Dolba (6.4 km) and Nagrotu (6.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kaniat today is likely to be higher.

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