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About Kanehr Village

Kanehr is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 91 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 38.38 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 91
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanehr compares

By the 2011 count Kanehr is the 99th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 38.38 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kanehr

Kanehr 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 Kanehr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanehr from other places

Kanehr lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 10 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 Kanehr
Nearest railway station Samloti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Kanehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Kanehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanehr village had a population of 178. That makes it the 99th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kanehr village has 91 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanehr has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kanehr is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanehr covers 38.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanehr falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanehr is Samloti, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanehr.

Kanehr 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.

Kanehr is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 10 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har (4.0 km), Hardi Chhatra (4.0 km) and Khard (4.0 km).

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

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