About Kanahr Village

Kanahr is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 198 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172031
Area (hectares)	190.66 hectares
Population	392
Male Population	198
Female Population	194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanahr compares

By the 2011 count Kanahr is the 31st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 190.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kanahr

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

Kanahr lies about 35 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 Kanahr
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	6.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Kanahr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanahr village had a population of 392. That makes it the 31st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kanahr village has 198 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanahr has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kanahr is 172031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanahr covers 190.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanahr falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kanahr 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 Kanahr.

Kanahr is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanahr is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 6.4 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.