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About Kanha Village

Kanha is a mid sized village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 540 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720 hectares hectares.

Kanha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Area (hectares) 720 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 540
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanha compares

By the 2011 count Kanha is the 79th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 720 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 955.

Getting to Kanha

Kanha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanha from other places

Kanha lies about 49 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 27 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 Kanha
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 15 km
Nearest town Jintūr 15 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 27 km
District headquarters Parbhani 49 km

Villages closest to Kanha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanha village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 79th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Kanha village has 540 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanha has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Kanha covers 720 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanha falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanha is Satuna, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanha.

Kanha is about 49 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanha is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 15 km away. Jintūr is about 15 km away. Satuna is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhrun (1.8 km), Mohadi (2.9 km) and Charthana (2.9 km).

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

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