Skip to main content

About Kinhi Village

Kinhi is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,261, made up of 1,112 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.64 hectares hectares.

Kinhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 629.64 hectares
Population 2,261
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kinhi compares

By the 2011 count Kinhi is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 629.64 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kinhi

Kinhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kinhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kinhi from other places

Kinhi lies about 34 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 24 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 Kinhi
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 24 km
Nearest town Gondiā 31 km
District headquarters Balaghat 34 km

Villages closest to Kinhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinhi village had a population of 2,261. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kinhi village has 1,112 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinhi has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Kinhi covers 629.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kinhi falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kinhi is Birsola, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kinhi.

Kinhi is about 34 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinhi is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 11 km away. Birsola is about 24 km away. Gondiā 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 Kaspur (under 2 km), Chatrutola (under 2 km) and Bangalitola (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.