About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 123 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176037
Area (hectares)	93.26 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	123
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	805
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 35th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 93.26 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kanda

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

How far is Kanda from other places

Kanda lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 13 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 Kanda
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	13 km
Nearest town	Mamun	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	43 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 222. That makes it the 35th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kanda village has 123 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 93.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Talara, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanda.

Kanda is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Baroh is about 12 km away. Talara is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.