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About Kanheri Village

Kanheri is a mid sized village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,830, made up of 936 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1282.29 hectares hectares.

Kanheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanheri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Area (hectares) 1282.29 hectares
Population 1,830
Male Population 936
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1282.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 Guthalwadi, Harali, Hartali and Javale. 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 1,830. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Kanheri village has 936 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanheri has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Kanheri covers 1282.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanheri falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara 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 Khandala tehsil of Satara 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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