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About Kanashi Village

Kanashi is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 42 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanashi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 105.31 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 42
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
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 Kanashi compares

By the 2011 count Kanashi is the 305th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 105.31 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 990.

Getting to Kanashi

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

Kanashi lies about 17 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 Kanashi
Tehsil headquarters Theog 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Kanashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanashi village had a population of 76. That makes it the 305th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kanashi village has 42 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanashi has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kanashi is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanashi covers 105.31 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.

Kanashi falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kanashi 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 Kanashi.

Kanashi is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanashi is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satog (under 2 km), Garpiyan (under 2 km) and Bagra (1.7 km).

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

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