About Kahna Village

Kahna is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 129 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	129
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kahna compares

By the 2011 count Kahna is the 67th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kahna

Kahna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahna from other places

Kahna lies about 7.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 5.9 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 Kahna
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	7.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.6 km

Villages closest to Kahna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Kahna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahna village had a population of 269. That makes it the 67th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kahna village has 129 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahna has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kahna is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahna covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahna falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kahna is Summer Hill, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kahna.

Kahna is about 7.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahna is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 5.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.