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About Kahanpura Village

Kahanpura is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 470 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahanpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147301
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 470
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kahanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kahanpura is the 49th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kahanpura

Kahanpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kahanpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahanpura from other places

Kahanpura lies about 51 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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 Kahanpura
Nearest town Khanna 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 6.6 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 51 km

Villages closest to Kahanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahanpura village had a population of 876. That makes it the 49th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Kahanpura village has 470 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahanpura has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Kahanpura is 147301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahanpura covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahanpura falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Kahanpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kahanpura.

Kahanpura is about 51 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahanpura is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khanna is about 4.3 km away. Amloh is about 6.6 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Badinpur (2.0 km) and Salana Dulla Singh Wala (2.6 km).

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

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