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About Kidana Village

Kidana is one of the larger villages in Gandhidham tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,669, made up of 8,093 males and 7,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2970.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kidana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kidana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Gandhidham
Pincode 370205
Area (hectares) 2970.84 hectares
Population 15,669
Male Population 8,093
Female Population 7,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kidana compares

By the 2011 count Kidana is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,497 residents. Its 2970.84 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 841.

Getting to Kidana

Kidana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kidana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kidana from other places

Kidana lies about 47 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Gandhidham Junction, about 5.6 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 Kidana
Nearest railway station Gandhidham Junction 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandhidham 6.3 km
Nearest town Gāndhīdhām 6.3 km
District headquarters Kachchh 47 km

Villages closest to Kidana

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

Common questions about Kidana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kidana village had a population of 15,669. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,497 residents.

Kidana village has 8,093 males and 7,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kidana has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 841.

The pincode recorded for Kidana is 370205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kidana covers 2970.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kidana falls under Gandhidham tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kidana is Gandhidham Junction, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kidana is about 47 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kidana is in Gandhidham tehsil of Kachchh district. Gandhidham Junction is about 5.6 km away. Gandhidham is about 6.3 km away. Gāndhīdhām is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharapar (2.9 km), Antarjal (3.8 km) and Shinay (5.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kidana today is likely to be higher.

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