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About Kanholi Village

Kanholi is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 44 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 42.68 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 44
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanholi compares

By the 2011 count Kanholi is the 146th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 42.68 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 967.

Getting to Kanholi

Kanholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanholi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanholi from other places

Kanholi lies about 28 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 Kanholi
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 22 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Kanholi

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 Kanholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanholi village had a population of 82. That makes it the 146th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kanholi village has 44 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanholi has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kanholi is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanholi covers 42.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanholi 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 <5 km distance for Kanholi.

Kanholi is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanholi is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Kandaghat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nihara (2.0 km), Baihli (2.2 km) and Sayari (3.0 km).

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

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