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Kanahr Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Kanahr is a medium size village located in Kumharsain Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 100 families residing. The Kanahr village has population of 392 of which 198 are males while 194 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanahr village population of children with age 0-6 is 38 which makes up 9.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanahr village is 980 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanahr as per census is 520, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kanahr village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanahr village was 75.71 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kanahr Male literacy stands at 81.50 % while female literacy rate was 70.17 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kanahr village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kanahr village.

Kanahr Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 100 - -
Population 392 198 194
Child (0-6) 38 25 13
Schedule Caste 41 20 21
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.71 % 81.50 % 70.17 %
Total Workers 279 139 140
Main Worker 279 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.46 % of total population in Kanahr village. The village Kanahr currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kanahr village out of total population, 279 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 279 workers engaged in Main Work, 225 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.