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About Fancha Kanda Village

Fancha Kanda is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 6 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fancha Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fancha Kanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 191.99 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 6
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Fancha Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Fancha Kanda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 191.99 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 962.

Getting to Fancha Kanda

Fancha Kanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fancha Kanda 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 Fancha Kanda from other places

Fancha Kanda lies about 42 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 Fancha Kanda
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Fancha Kanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur 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 Fancha Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Fancha Kanda village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Fancha Kanda village has 6 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fancha Kanda has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Fancha Kanda is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fancha Kanda covers 191.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fancha Kanda falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Fancha Kanda notes the nearest railway station 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 Fancha Kanda.

Fancha Kanda is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fancha Kanda is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Katheri (3.9 km), Jangal Sharn Jarasi (4.5 km) and Sharn (4.5 km).

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

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