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About Kanher Village

Kanher is a large village in Malshiras tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,684, made up of 2,419 males and 2,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1911.89 hectares hectares.

Kanher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanher village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Malshiras
Area (hectares) 1911.89 hectares
Population 4,684
Male Population 2,419
Female Population 2,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanher compares

By the 2011 count Kanher is the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents. Its 1911.89 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kanher

Kanher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanher 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. The nearest villages by name are Jambud, Kacharewadi, Kadamwadi and Kalamboli. 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 Kanher

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanher village had a population of 4,684. That makes it the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents.

Kanher village has 2,419 males and 2,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanher has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Kanher covers 1911.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanher falls under Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kanher 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 10+ km distance for Kanher.

Kanher is in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur 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 Kanher today is likely to be higher.

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