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About Kanali Village

Kanali is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 23 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 32.89 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 23
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Kanali compares

By the 2011 count Kanali is the 251st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 32.89 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kanali

Kanali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanali 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 Kanali from other places

Kanali lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Kanali
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 19 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Kanali

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 Kanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanali village had a population of 45. That makes it the 251st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanali has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kanali is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanali covers 32.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanali falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanali is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Kanali.

Kanali is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanali is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 15 km away. Nalagarh is about 19 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doonga Nal (under 2 km), Nal (under 2 km) and Bhasra (under 2 km).

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

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