About Kanaid Village

Kanaid is a large village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,800, made up of 1,403 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanaid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanaid village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174402
Area (hectares)	167.28 hectares
Population	2,800
Male Population	1,403
Female Population	1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanaid compares

By the 2011 count Kanaid is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 167.28 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kanaid

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

Kanaid lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Kanaid
District headquarters	Mandi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	31 km

Villages closest to Kanaid

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanaid village had a population of 2,800. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kanaid village has 1,403 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanaid 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Kanaid is 174402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanaid covers 167.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanaid falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanaid is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Kanaid.

Kanaid is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanaid is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Sundarnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.