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About Kanholi Village

Kanholi is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 334 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.72 hectares hectares.

Kanholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanholi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 336.72 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 334
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanholi compares

By the 2011 count Kanholi is the 70th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 336.72 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kanholi

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

Kanholi lies about 28 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Kachewani, about 12 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 Kanholi
Nearest railway station Kachewani 12 km
Nearest town Tirorā 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 28 km
District headquarters Gondiya 28 km

Villages closest to Kanholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 Kanholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanholi village had a population of 678. That makes it the 70th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Kanholi village has 334 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanholi has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Kanholi covers 336.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanholi falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanholi is Kachewani, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Kanholi.

Kanholi is about 28 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanholi is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Kachewani is about 12 km away. Tirorā is about 13 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (7.8 km), Kohalgaon (10 km) and Mahagaon (11 km).

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

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