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About Kanah Village

Kanah is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,453, made up of 1,303 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 796 hectares
Population 2,453
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Kanah compares

By the 2011 count Kanah is the 21st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 796 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 922.

Getting to Kanah

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

Kanah lies about 45 km from Udhampur, 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 Kanah
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 5.0 km
Nearest town Sāmba 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 31 km
District headquarters Udhampur 45 km

Villages closest to Kanah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanah village had a population of 2,453. That makes it the 21st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Kanah village has 1,303 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanah has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kanah is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanah covers 796 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanah falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kanah is Ghagwal, about 5.0 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 Kanah.

Kanah is about 45 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanah is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ghagwal is about 5.0 km away. Sāmba is about 13 km away. Ramnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khathil Gango (2.6 km), Lodhna (4.6 km) and Chanunta (8.5 km).

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

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