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About Kanjail Village

Kanjail is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 56 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 56
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanjail compares

By the 2011 count Kanjail is the 237th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kanjail

Kanjail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanjail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kanjail from other places

Kanjail lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 23 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 Kanjail
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Kanjail

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 Kanjail

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjail village had a population of 102. That makes it the 237th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kanjail village has 56 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjail has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Kanjail covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanjail is Summer Hill, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Kanjail.

Kanjail is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjail is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 23 km away. Shimla Rural is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjaila (under 2 km), Katasni (under 2 km) and Ganoti (1.8 km).

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

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