# Kanher Village, Malshiras, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malshiras, Solapur 

# Kanher

Kanher is a village in Malshiras sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,684 people in 833 households**, the 21st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 4,684people (2011)
- 833households
- 68.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Kanher PIN code and other codes

Kanher falls in Malshiras sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalshiras
- Census village code562433

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

## How far is Kanher from nearby towns?

- Malshiras (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)130 km by road
- Pandharpur (nearest town)62 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 Kanher?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kanher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Malshiras
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akluj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paniv
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kanher known for?

About 89% of the 1,912 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,697 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 Kanher

Of every 100 households in Kanher in 2011, 77 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanher · ■ Malshiras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**61%

Tap water ****18%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****74%**

**72%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Kanher?

■ Kanher · ■ Malshiras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**872

Working population ****50.9%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 58.6% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,805 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (16%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 163 (7%) · **■** Marginal 24 (1%)

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 Malshiras

- Kolegaon5,045 people
- Morochi5,021 people
- Dharmpuri4,923 people
- Jambud4,854 people
- Gursale4,659 people
- Medad4,648 people
- Bhamburdi4,603 people
- Chaundeshwarwadi4,529 people

[All 114 villages in Malshiras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/malshiras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanher from Solapur?130 km by road
- What is the population of Kanher?4,684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanher in?Solapur district (Malshiras sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kanher?68.8% (Census 2011)