About Kanhama Village

Kanhama is a small village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 116 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Tangmarg
Pincode	193401
Area (hectares)	25.9 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	116
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhama compares

By the 2011 count Kanhama is the 89th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 25.9 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kanhama

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

Kanhama lies about 26 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 7.7 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 Kanhama
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tangmarg	13 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	13 km
District headquarters	Baramula	26 km

Villages closest to Kanhama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tangmarg 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.

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Common questions about Kanhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhama village had a population of 231. That makes it the 89th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Kanhama village has 116 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhama has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kanhama is 193401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhama covers 25.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhama falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kanhama is Mazhom, about 7.7 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 Kanhama.

Kanhama is about 26 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhama is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 7.7 km away. Tangmarg is about 13 km away. Soyībug is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.