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About Kangu Village

Kangu is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 10 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 10
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangu compares

By the 2011 count Kangu is the 270th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kangu

Kangu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangu as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalharan, Kaliana, Kallar and Kalowa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kangu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangu village had a population of 17. That makes it the 270th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kangu village has 10 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangu has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kangu is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangu covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangu falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kangu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kangu.

Kangu is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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