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About Kanun Kurfar Village

Kanun Kurfar is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 83 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanun Kurfar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanun Kurfar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 83
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Kanun Kurfar compares

By the 2011 count Kanun Kurfar is the 119th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Kanun Kurfar

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

Kanun Kurfar lies about 30 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 15 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 Kanun Kurfar
Nearest railway station Barog 15 km
Nearest town Solan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 30 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 30 km

Villages closest to Kanun Kurfar

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 Kanun Kurfar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanun Kurfar village had a population of 167. That makes it the 119th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Kanun Kurfar village has 83 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanun Kurfar has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kanun Kurfar is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanun Kurfar covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanun Kurfar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanun Kurfar is Barog, about 15 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 Kanun Kurfar.

Kanun Kurfar is about 30 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanun Kurfar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 15 km away. Solan is about 16 km away. Pachhad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manghauri Sohal (under 2 km), Gehlo Sarsar (under 2 km) and Deoria Chataur (under 2 km).

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

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