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About Kotha Kanaon Village

Kotha Kanaon is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 56 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotha Kanaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotha Kanaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 56
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotha Kanaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotha Kanaon is the 201st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kotha Kanaon

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

Kotha Kanaon lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 9.4 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 Kotha Kanaon
Nearest railway station Sonwara 9.4 km
Nearest town Kālka 15 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 24 km

Villages closest to Kotha Kanaon

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 Kotha Kanaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotha Kanaon village had a population of 108. That makes it the 201st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Kotha Kanaon village has 56 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha Kanaon has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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

Kotha Kanaon covers 77 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.

Kotha Kanaon falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotha Kanaon is Sonwara, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotha Kanaon.

Kotha Kanaon is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha Kanaon is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 9.4 km away. Kālka is about 15 km away. Solan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chara (4.4 km), Kothi (4.5 km) and Seri (4.9 km).

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

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