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About Baraon Kanaitan Village

Baraon Kanaitan is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 46 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraon Kanaitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraon Kanaitan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 46
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraon Kanaitan compares

By the 2011 count Baraon Kanaitan is the 223rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 918.

Getting to Baraon Kanaitan

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

Baraon Kanaitan lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 5.1 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 Baraon Kanaitan
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 9.4 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Baraon Kanaitan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraon Kanaitan village had a population of 81. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Baraon Kanaitan village has 46 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraon Kanaitan has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Baraon Kanaitan is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraon Kanaitan covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraon Kanaitan falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraon Kanaitan is Ghanauli, about 5.1 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 Baraon Kanaitan.

Baraon Kanaitan is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraon Kanaitan is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 5.1 km away. Nalagarh is about 9.4 km away. Ropar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Baraon Brahmna (under 2 km) and Bara Basot (under 2 km).

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

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