Kanhan (Pipri)

Kanhan (Pipri)
big city
Kanhan (Pipri) Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°13′48″N79°14′13″E / 21.230°N 79.237°E / 21.230; 79.237
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nagpur
Population  (2001)
• Total	21,840
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	441401
Telephone code	07102
Vehicle registration	MH-40

Kanhan (Pipri) is a city in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Demographics

As of the 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Kanhan (Pipri) had a population of 21,840. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kanhan (Pipri) has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kanhan (Pipri), 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Famous river in Kanhan. Very famous SAI BABA Temple in Kanhan. Situated on the banks of River kanhan and named after it. It was predominantly an industrial town on National Highway no. 7 and railway route connecting Mumbai and Kolkata. Kanhan (Pipri) comes under Ramtek Lok Sabha (Lok Sabha Segment) and Kamthi Vidhan Sabha (Vidhan Sabha Segment). The city is an upcoming metro city. KANHAN is popularly known as coal city because of its extensive coal mines.

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001 [2]	11167	10675	21842	-	76.637	2.756	0.879	0.169	19.330	0.197	0.027	0.005
2011 [3]	11669	11276	22945	5.050	77.511	3.395	0.741	0.205	17.590	0.092	0.017	0.449

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. Census India 2001.
3. Census India 2011.