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About Kandog Village

Kandog is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 69 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 117.84 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 69
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandog compares

By the 2011 count Kandog is the 89th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 117.84 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kandog

Kandog is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandog as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kandog from other places

Kandog lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 2.2 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 Kandog
Nearest railway station Bharmar 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 4.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Kandog

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 Kandog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandog village had a population of 131. That makes it the 89th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kandog village has 69 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandog has about 899 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 Kandog is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandog covers 117.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandog is Bharmar, about 2.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kandog.

Kandog is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandog is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 2.2 km away. Baroh is about 4.7 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehr (3.1 km), Ghumarda (4.6 km) and Baroh (4.7 km).

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

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