About Kanheri Village

Kanheri is a large village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,982, made up of 1,997 males and 1,985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1365.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanheri village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Balapur
Pincode	444302
Area (hectares)	1365.5 hectares
Population	3,982
Male Population	1,997
Female Population	1,985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanheri compares

By the 2011 count Kanheri is the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 1365.5 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kanheri

Kanheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanheri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanheri from other places

Kanheri lies about 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, 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 Kanheri
Tehsil headquarters	Balapur	6.3 km
Nearest town	Bālāpur	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Paras	7.7 km
District headquarters	Akola	18 km

Villages closest to Kanheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanheri village had a population of 3,982. That makes it the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Kanheri village has 1,997 males and 1,985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanheri has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kanheri is 444302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanheri covers 1365.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanheri falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanheri is Paras, about 7.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanheri.

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

Kanheri is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Balapur is about 6.3 km away. Bālāpur is about 6.3 km away. Paras is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.