About Kahnu Village

Kahnu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 135 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahnu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171303
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	135
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kahnu compares

By the 2011 count Kahnu is the 120th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kahnu

Kahnu 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 Kahnu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahnu from other places

Kahnu lies about 46 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 24 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 Kahnu
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	13 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	24 km
Nearest town	Shimla	25 km
District headquarters	Mandi	46 km

Villages closest to Kahnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahnu village had a population of 255. That makes it the 120th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kahnu village has 135 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahnu has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kahnu is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahnu covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kahnu falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kahnu is Summer Hill, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kahnu is about 46 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahnu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 13 km away. Summer Hill is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.