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About Kaneri Village

Kaneri is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 254 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaneri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 254
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaneri compares

By the 2011 count Kaneri is the 36th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kaneri

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

Kaneri lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Kaneri
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Kaneri

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.

Common questions about Kaneri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaneri village had a population of 507. That makes it the 36th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kaneri village has 254 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaneri has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kaneri is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaneri covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaneri is Summer Hill, about 30 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 for Kaneri.

Kaneri is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaneri is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.5 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanohal (under 2 km), Mahog (under 2 km) and D P F Bakhras (under 2 km).

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

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