About Kanon Village

Kanon is a mid sized village in Sainj tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 825 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Sainj
Pincode	175139
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	1,602
Male Population	825
Female Population	777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanon compares

By the 2011 count Kanon is the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kanon

Kanon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanon 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 Kanon from other places

Kanon lies about 42 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 66 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 Kanon
Tehsil headquarters	Sainj	14 km
District headquarters	Kullu	42 km
Nearest town	Mandi	46 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	66 km

Villages closest to Kanon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanon village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Kanon village has 825 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanon has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kanon is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanon covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanon falls under Sainj tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanon is Adit Junction, about 66 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 Kanon.

Kanon is about 42 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanon is in Sainj tehsil of Kullu district. Sainj is about 14 km away. Kullu is about 42 km away. Mandi is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.