About Kanah Village

Kanah is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 180 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	187.09 hectares
Population	336
Male Population	180
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanah compares

By the 2011 count Kanah is the 26th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 187.09 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 935.

Getting to Kanah

Kanah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanah as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kanah from other places

Kanah lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.7 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 Kanah
Nearest railway station	Salogra	5.7 km
Nearest town	Solan	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	18 km

Villages closest to Kanah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanah village had a population of 336. That makes it the 26th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kanah village has 180 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanah has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kanah is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanah covers 187.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanah falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanah is Salogra, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance for Kanah.

Kanah is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanah is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 5.7 km away. Solan is about 8.6 km away. Cheta is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.