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About Kangi Village

Kangi is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 53 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 53
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangi compares

By the 2011 count Kangi is the 100th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 896.

Getting to Kangi

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

Kangi lies about 9.5 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 5.3 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 Kangi
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 5.3 km
District headquarters Solan 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 25 km

Villages closest to Kangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangi village had a population of 118. That makes it the 100th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Kangi village has 53 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangi has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kangi is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangi covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kangi falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kangi is Kandaghat, about 5.3 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 Kangi.

Kangi is about 9.5 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangi is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 5.3 km away. Solan is about 9.5 km away. Baddi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorakh Nath (1.8 km), Dhamrot (3.6 km) and Khanai (5.6 km).

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

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