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About Paloha Kanaitan Village

Paloha Kanaitan is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 50 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paloha Kanaitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paloha Kanaitan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 50
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
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 Paloha Kanaitan compares

By the 2011 count Paloha Kanaitan is the 115th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Paloha Kanaitan

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

Paloha Kanaitan lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 11 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 Paloha Kanaitan
Nearest railway station Sonwara 11 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 19 km

Villages closest to Paloha Kanaitan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paloha Kanaitan village had a population of 106. That makes it the 115th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Paloha Kanaitan village has 50 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paloha Kanaitan has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Paloha Kanaitan is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paloha Kanaitan covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paloha Kanaitan falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paloha Kanaitan is Sonwara, about 11 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 Paloha Kanaitan.

Paloha Kanaitan is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paloha Kanaitan is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 11 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Solan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paloha Brahmna (under 2 km), Jangal Badhal (under 2 km) and Jangal Kot Kahi (2.1 km).

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

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