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About Kannah Village

Kannah is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 291 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184141
Area (hectares) 391 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 291
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kannah compares

By the 2011 count Kannah is the 78th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 391 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kannah

Kannah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kannah 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kannah from other places

Kannah lies about 31 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Ghagwal, about 5.0 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 Kannah
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 8.8 km
Nearest town Sāmba 13 km
District headquarters Kathua 31 km

Villages closest to Kannah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannah village had a population of 577. That makes it the 78th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kannah village has 291 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannah has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kannah is 184141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannah covers 391 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kannah falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kannah is Ghagwal, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kannah.

Kannah is about 31 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannah is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Ghagwal is about 5.0 km away. Hiranagar is about 8.8 km away. Sāmba is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamiyal (2.6 km), Sohaal (2.9 km) and Gurah Baildaran (2.9 km).

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

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