About Kanheri Village

Kanheri is a large village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,376, made up of 2,294 males and 2,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1598.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444401, 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	Barshitakli
Pincode	444401
Area (hectares)	1598.49 hectares
Population	4,376
Male Population	2,294
Female Population	2,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 1598.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

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 9.3 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shivni Shivapur, about 4.3 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
Nearest railway station	Shivni Shivapur	4.3 km
Nearest town	Umbri	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barshitakli	9.3 km
District headquarters	Akola	9.3 km

Villages closest to Kanheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barshitakli 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 4,376. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kanheri village has 2,294 males and 2,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanheri has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kanheri is 444401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanheri covers 1598.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanheri falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanheri is Shivni Shivapur, about 4.3 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 9.3 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 Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Shivni Shivapur is about 4.3 km away. Umbri is about 8.7 km away. Barshitakli is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.