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About Kanhmun Village

Kanhmun is a mid sized village in Zawlnuam tehsil, in the district of Mamit, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 738 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhmun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhmun village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Mamit
Tehsil Zawlnuam
Pincode 796471
Population 1,482
Male Population 738
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanhmun compares

By the 2011 count Kanhmun is the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kanhmun

Kanhmun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanhmun as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanhmun from other places

Kanhmun lies about 40 km from Mamit, and the nearest railway station is Panisagar, about 15 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 Kanhmun
Tehsil headquarters Zawlnuam 12 km
Nearest railway station Panisagar 15 km
Nearest town Dharmanagar 19 km
District headquarters Mamit 40 km

Villages closest to Kanhmun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhmun village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Kanhmun village has 738 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhmun has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kanhmun is 796471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhmun falls under Zawlnuam tehsil of Mamit district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Kanhmun is Panisagar, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanhmun.

Kanhmun is about 40 km from Mamit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhmun is in Zawlnuam tehsil of Mamit district. Zawlnuam is about 12 km away. Panisagar is about 15 km away. Dharmanagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thinghlun (8.9 km), Rajivnagar (13 km) and Serhmun (13 km).

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

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