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About Kanharg Village

Kanharg is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 55 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanharg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharg village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 41.36 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 55
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanharg compares

By the 2011 count Kanharg is the 75th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 41.36 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Kanharg

Kanharg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanharg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kanharg from other places

Kanharg lies about 50 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 2.0 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 Kanharg
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 50 km

Villages closest to Kanharg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Kanharg

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharg village had a population of 130. That makes it the 75th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kanharg village has 55 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharg has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Kanharg is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanharg covers 41.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanharg falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanharg is Panchrukhi, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance for Kanharg.

Kanharg is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanharg is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Panchrukhi is about 2.0 km away. Lad Bharol is about 18 km away. Dharamsala 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 Bhardaon (under 2 km), Hardi (under 2 km) and Rahar (under 2 km).

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

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