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About Kano Village

Kano is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 51 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kano village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 51
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kano compares

By the 2011 count Kano is the 114th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 967.

Getting to Kano

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

Kano lies about 10 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.2 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 Kano
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 9.7 km
District headquarters Solan 10 km

Villages closest to Kano

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.

Common questions about Kano

As per the Census of India 2011, Kano village had a population of 111. That makes it the 114th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kano village has 51 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kano has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kano is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kano covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kano is Salogra, about 7.2 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 Kano.

Kano is about 10 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kano is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 7.2 km away. Kandaghat is about 9.7 km away. Solan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanodi (under 2 km), Ghewa (1.8 km) and Jadhyal (1.9 km).

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

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