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About Kanshi Pata Village

Kanshi Pata is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 117 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanshi Pata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanshi Pata village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 184.01 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 117
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanshi Pata compares

By the 2011 count Kanshi Pata is the 38th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 184.01 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Kanshi Pata

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

Kanshi Pata lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.2 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 Kanshi Pata
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 18 km
District headquarters Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Kanshi Pata

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 Kanshi Pata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanshi Pata village had a population of 237. That makes it the 38th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kanshi Pata village has 117 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanshi Pata has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Kanshi Pata covers 184.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanshi Pata falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanshi Pata is Jutogh, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance for Kanshi Pata.

Kanshi Pata is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanshi Pata is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.2 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sharer (under 2 km), Kanair (2.3 km) and Jakhrion (2.9 km).

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

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