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About Kanhoi Village

Kanhoi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 35 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhoi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 96.77 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 35
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Kanhoi compares

By the 2011 count Kanhoi is the 324th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 96.77 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kanhoi

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

Kanhoi lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Kanhoi
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Kanhoi

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.

Common questions about Kanhoi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhoi village had a population of 67. That makes it the 324th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kanhoi village has 35 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhoi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Kanhoi covers 96.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanhoi is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Kanhoi.

Kanhoi is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhoi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Shimla Rural is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaun (under 2 km), Up Muhal Jangal Salaun (under 2 km) and Jundla (under 2 km).

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

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