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About Kanhur Mesai Village

Kanhur Mesai is a large village in Shirur tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,028, made up of 2,021 males and 2,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2633 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhur Mesai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhur Mesai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Shirur
Pincode 412218
Area (hectares) 2633 hectares
Population 4,028
Male Population 2,021
Female Population 2,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhur Mesai compares

By the 2011 count Kanhur Mesai is the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,802 residents. Its 2633 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, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kanhur Mesai

Kanhur Mesai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanhur Mesai 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 Kanhur Mesai from other places

Kanhur Mesai lies about 85 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Nimblak, about 32 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 Kanhur Mesai
Tehsil headquarters Shirur 30 km
Nearest town Sirūr 30 km
Nearest railway station Nimblak 32 km
District headquarters Pune 85 km

Villages closest to Kanhur Mesai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirur 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 Kanhur Mesai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhur Mesai village had a population of 4,028. That makes it the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,802 residents.

Kanhur Mesai village has 2,021 males and 2,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhur Mesai has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kanhur Mesai is 412218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhur Mesai covers 2633 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.

Kanhur Mesai falls under Shirur tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanhur Mesai is Nimblak, about 32 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 Kanhur Mesai.

Kanhur Mesai is about 85 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhur Mesai is in Shirur tehsil of Pune district. Shirur is about 30 km away. Sirūr is about 30 km away. Nimblak is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golegaon (9.3 km), Chincholi (12 km) and Parodi (13 km).

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

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