# Kanhor Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ambarnath, Thane 

# Kanhor

Kanhor is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,633 people in 382 households**, the 17th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,633people (2011)
- 382households
- 76.2%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Kanhor PIN code and other codes

Kanhor falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAmbarnath
- Census village code553066

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

## How far is Kanhor from nearby towns?

- Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)50 km by road
- Badlapur (nearest town)8 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 Kanhor?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badlapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Badlapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambarnath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kanhor known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 49% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 412 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 Kanhor

Of every 100 households in Kanhor in 2011, 86 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanhor · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**31%

Tap water ****26%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**42%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****52%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

Own their home ****85%**

**76%

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 Kanhor?

■ Kanhor · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**923

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 67.7% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 272 (45%) · **■** Marginal 238 (39%)

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 Ambarnath

- Done1,940 people
- Kakadwal1,879 people
- Karav1,757 people
- Ambeshiv Bk1,633 people
- Goregaon1,579 people
- Rahatoli1,425 people
- Sai1,344 people
- Narhen1,341 people

[All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanhor from Thane?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhor?1,633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhor in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhor?76.2% (Census 2011)
