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About Kardiana Village

Kardiana is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 96 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kardiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kardiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 196.65 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 96
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Kardiana compares

By the 2011 count Kardiana is the 120th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 196.65 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kardiana

Kardiana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kardiana 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 Kardiana from other places

Kardiana lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 6.3 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 Kardiana
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km

Villages closest to Kardiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kardiana village had a population of 197. That makes it the 120th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kardiana village has 96 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kardiana has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kardiana is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kardiana covers 196.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kardiana falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kardiana is Chamunda Marg, about 6.3 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 Kardiana.

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

Kardiana is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 6.3 km away. Dharmsala is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jule (under 2 km), Patohla (2.1 km) and Tangh (2.8 km).

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

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