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About Kanech Village

Kanech is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,514, made up of 1,857 males and 1,657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanech village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141120
Area (hectares) 420 hectares
Population 3,514
Male Population 1,857
Female Population 1,657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanech compares

By the 2011 count Kanech is the 12th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kanech

Kanech 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 Kanech as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kanech from other places

Kanech lies about 17 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 2.8 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 Kanech
Nearest town Sānehwāl 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 17 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 17 km

Villages closest to Kanech

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Kanech

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanech village had a population of 3,514. That makes it the 12th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kanech village has 1,857 males and 1,657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanech has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kanech is 141120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanech covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanech falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kanech is Sanehwal, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanech.

Kanech is about 17 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanech is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 2.4 km away. Sanehwal is about 2.8 km away. Ludhiana East is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahnewal Khurd (under 2 km), Bhairo Munna (2.3 km) and Bir Sahnewal (2.4 km).

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

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