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About Kangri Village

Kangri is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 166 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 90.73 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 166
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangri compares

By the 2011 count Kangri is the 14th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 90.73 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kangri

Kangri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kangri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kangri from other places

Kangri lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 14 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 Kangri
Tehsil headquarters Seoni under 2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Kangri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangri village had a population of 336. That makes it the 14th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kangri village has 166 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangri has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kangri is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangri covers 90.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangri falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kangri is Summer Hill, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kangri.

Kangri is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangri is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about under 2 km away. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangar (under 2 km), Raunla (under 2 km) and Kothi Ser (under 2 km).

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

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