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About Kanhut Jawana Village

Kanhut Jawana is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 44 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhut Jawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhut Jawana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 44
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhut Jawana compares

By the 2011 count Kanhut Jawana is the 195th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kanhut Jawana

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

How far is Kanhut Jawana from other places

Kanhut Jawana lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 50 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 Kanhut Jawana
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 12 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 26 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 50 km

Villages closest to Kanhut Jawana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Kanhut Jawana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhut Jawana village had a population of 96. That makes it the 195th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Kanhut Jawana village has 44 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhut Jawana has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanhut Jawana is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhut Jawana covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanhut Jawana falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhut Jawana is Salogra, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanhut Jawana.

Kanhut Jawana is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhut Jawana is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhaura (under 2 km), Gadhasar (2.8 km) and Sarhoj (2.8 km).

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

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