About Kanhech Village

Kanhech is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 163 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhech village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	173101
Area (hectares)	241.17 hectares
Population	300
Male Population	163
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhech compares

By the 2011 count Kanhech is the 72nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 241.17 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 946.

Getting to Kanhech

Kanhech is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhech as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanhech from other places

Kanhech lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 18 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 Kanhech
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	18 km
Nearest town	Solan	18 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	20 km

Villages closest to Kanhech

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhech village had a population of 300. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Kanhech village has 163 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhech has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kanhech is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhech covers 241.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanhech falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanhech is Salogra, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanhech.

Kanhech is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhech is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 3.7 km away. Salogra is about 18 km away. Solan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.