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About Dhar Kanaitan Village

Dhar Kanaitan is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 22 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Kanaitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Kanaitan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 26.87 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 22
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Kanaitan compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Kanaitan is the 144th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 26.87 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Dhar Kanaitan

Dhar Kanaitan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhar Kanaitan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhar Kanaitan from other places

Dhar Kanaitan lies about 8.2 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 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 Dhar Kanaitan
Nearest railway station Kumarhatti 2.8 km
District headquarters Solan 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 17 km

Villages closest to Dhar Kanaitan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh 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 Dhar Kanaitan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Kanaitan village had a population of 45. That makes it the 144th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Dhar Kanaitan village has 22 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Kanaitan has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Kanaitan is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Kanaitan covers 26.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Kanaitan falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Kanaitan is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhar Kanaitan.

Dhar Kanaitan is about 8.2 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Kanaitan is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kumarhatti is about 2.8 km away. Solan is about 8.2 km away. Krishangarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (under 2 km), Dhar Guhag (under 2 km) and Dhar Jokhari (under 2 km).

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

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