About Kanair Village

Kanair is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 150 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanair village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173207
Area (hectares)	106.56 hectares
Population	299
Male Population	150
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanair compares

By the 2011 count Kanair is the 26th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 106.56 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kanair

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

Kanair lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Kanair
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.3 km
Nearest town	Shimla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	16 km
District headquarters	Solan	22 km

Villages closest to Kanair

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanair village had a population of 299. That makes it the 26th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kanair village has 150 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanair has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kanair is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanair covers 106.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanair falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanair is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Kanair.

Kanair is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanair is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.