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About Kanheri Village

Kanheri is a mid sized village in Washi tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 758 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1362.41 hectares hectares.

Kanheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanheri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Washi
Area (hectares) 1362.41 hectares
Population 1,467
Male Population 758
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanheri compares

By the 2011 count Kanheri is the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents. Its 1362.41 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Izora, Jankapur, Jawalka and Jeba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,467. That makes it the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents.

Kanheri village has 758 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanheri has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Kanheri covers 1362.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanheri falls under Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kanheri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 in Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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