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About Kandha Village

Kandha is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 48 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 44.63 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 48
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandha compares

By the 2011 count Kandha is the 100th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 44.63 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kandha

Kandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandha as Available within village. 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 Kandha from other places

Kandha lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Kandha
Nearest town Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Talara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Kandha

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.

Common questions about Kandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandha village had a population of 106. That makes it the 100th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kandha village has 48 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandha has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Kandha covers 44.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandha is Talara, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandha.

Kandha is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandha is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 14 km away. Talara is about 28 km away. Baroh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhorla (6.8 km), Dangehr (7.0 km) and Samiara (7.8 km).

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

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