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About Kanej Village

Kanej is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 108 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanej village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 141.97 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 108
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanej compares

By the 2011 count Kanej is the 71st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 141.97 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 979.

Getting to Kanej

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

Kanej lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 33 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 Kanej
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 23 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 33 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km

Villages closest to Kanej

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanej village had a population of 199. That makes it the 71st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kanej village has 108 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanej has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kanej is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanej covers 141.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanej falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanej is Summer Hill, about 33 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 Kanej.

Kanej is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanej is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 23 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bithri (1.7 km), Bhiana (1.7 km) and Shakra (2.5 km).

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

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