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About Kanheri Village

Kanheri is a mid sized village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 265 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.74 hectares hectares.

Kanheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanheri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 621.74 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 265
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Kanheri compares

By the 2011 count Kanheri is the 88th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 621.74 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kanheri

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

Kanheri lies about 74 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 31 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 Chikhaldara 28 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 31 km
District headquarters Amravati 74 km

Villages closest to Kanheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanheri village had a population of 529. That makes it the 88th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Kanheri village has 265 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanheri has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Kanheri covers 621.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanheri falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanheri is Achalpur, about 31 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 Kanheri.

Kanheri is about 74 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanheri is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 28 km away. Achalpur is about 31 km away. Amravati is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koylari (under 2 km), Katkumbh (2.4 km) and Pachdongri (2.7 km).

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

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