# Kanahr Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kanahr

Kanahr is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172031**. The 2011 Census counted **392 people in 100 households**, the 32nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 392people (2011)
- 100households
- 75.7%literacy
- 172031PIN code

## Kanahr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanahr is 172031.** Kanahr falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172031
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023930

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kanahr from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)85 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kanahr?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kanahr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khaneti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanahr known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kanahr

Of every 100 households in Kanahr in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Kanahr · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**18%

Tap water ****91%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**26%

Use banking services ****92%**

**87%

Television ****80%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kanahr?

■ Kanahr · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****520**

**935

Working population ****71.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 70.2% for women. 70% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 225 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (11%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Bai431 people
- Nun429 people
- Jalti418 people
- Doja392 people
- Deeb389 people
- Kingal384 people
- Koti373 people
- Pauchi365 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanahr?172031
- How far is Kanahr from Shimla?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kanahr?392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanahr in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanahr?75.7% (Census 2011)