# Kanheri Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Kanheri

Kanheri is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 102 households**, the 90th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 529people (2011)
- 102households
- 71.0%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Kanheri PIN code and other codes

Kanheri falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531647

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

## How far is Kanheri from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)57 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)118 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)85 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 Kanheri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Churni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kanheri known for?

About 57% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanheri

Of every 100 households in Kanheri in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanheri · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kanheri?

■ Kanheri · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**979

Working population ****35.5%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 63.8% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (27%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 132 (70%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Bhagdari559 people
- Kohi555 people
- Hattighat553 people
- Khatkali534 people
- Borikheda516 people
- Khatkali500 people
- Manjarkapdi500 people
- Kamida498 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanheri from Amravati?118 km by road
- What is the population of Kanheri?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanheri in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kanheri?71.0% (Census 2011)