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About Kanleta Village

Kanleta is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 29 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanleta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanleta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 29
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanleta compares

By the 2011 count Kanleta is the 174th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kanleta

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

Kanleta lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Kanleta
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Kanleta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanleta village had a population of 63. That makes it the 174th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kanleta village has 29 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanleta has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kanleta is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanleta covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanleta falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kanleta notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanleta.

Kanleta is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanleta is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.1 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Chuni (under 2 km), Keyari (under 2 km) and Bagahar (under 2 km).

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

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