About Kandhay Village

Kandhay is a small village in Abdasa tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 80 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1010.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhay village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Abdasa
Pincode	370650
Area (hectares)	1010.24 hectares
Population	172
Male Population	80
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhay compares

By the 2011 count Kandhay is the 110th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 882 residents. Its 1010.24 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kandhay

Kandhay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandhay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhay from other places

Kandhay lies about 29 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kandhay
Nearest railway station	Deshalpar	2.0 km
Nearest town	Bhuj	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Abdasa	29 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	29 km

Villages closest to Kandhay

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abdasa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kandhay

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhay village had a population of 172. That makes it the 110th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Kandhay village has 80 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhay has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kandhay is 370650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhay covers 1010.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhay falls under Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kandhay is Deshalpar, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kandhay.

Kandhay is about 29 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhay is in Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 2.0 km away. Bhuj is about 24 km away. Abdasa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.