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About Kandhouli Village

Kandhouli is a large village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,333, made up of 1,216 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.59 hectares hectares.

Kandhouli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhouli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Area (hectares) 323.59 hectares
Population 2,333
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhouli compares

By the 2011 count Kandhouli is the 50th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 323.59 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Kandhouli

Kandhouli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandhouli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandhouli from other places

Kandhouli lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Kandhouli
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 28 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Kandhouli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhouli village had a population of 2,333. That makes it the 50th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Kandhouli village has 1,216 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhouli has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

Kandhouli covers 323.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandhouli falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhouli is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandhouli.

Kandhouli is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhouli is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Maudaha is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharkhri (under 2 km), Kaimokhar (under 2 km) and Pahari Bhitari (under 2 km).

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

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