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About Kanganwal Village

Kanganwal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 247 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanganwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanganwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 106.6 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 247
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Kanganwal compares

By the 2011 count Kanganwal is the 69th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 106.6 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kanganwal

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

Kanganwal lies about 44 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 8.4 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 Kanganwal
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 8.4 km
Nearest town Baddi 15 km
District headquarters Solan 44 km

Villages closest to Kanganwal

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 Kanganwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanganwal village had a population of 464. That makes it the 69th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Kanganwal village has 247 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanganwal has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

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

Kanganwal covers 106.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanganwal is Ghanauli, about 8.4 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 Kanganwal.

Kanganwal is about 44 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanganwal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 4.6 km away. Ghanauli is about 8.4 km away. Baddi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manguwal (under 2 km), Rajpura (under 2 km) and Dhang Nichli (under 2 km).

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

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