About Kanshipur Village

Kanshipur is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 495 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanshipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanshipur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173025
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	917
Male Population	495
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanshipur compares

By the 2011 count Kanshipur is the 57th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kanshipur

Kanshipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanshipur 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 Kanshipur from other places

Kanshipur lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 41 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 Kanshipur
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	5.4 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	5.4 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	32 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	41 km

Villages closest to Kanshipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Kanshipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanshipur village had a population of 917. That makes it the 57th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kanshipur village has 495 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanshipur has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kanshipur is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanshipur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanshipur falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanshipur is Dehradun, about 41 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 Kanshipur.

Kanshipur is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanshipur is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 5.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 5.4 km away. Sirmaur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.