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About Kandhal Village

Kandhal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 9 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 62.43 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 9
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
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 Kandhal compares

By the 2011 count Kandhal is the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 62.43 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1006.

Getting to Kandhal

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

Kandhal lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 12 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 Kandhal
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Kandhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhal village had a population of 20. That makes it the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Kandhal village has 9 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhal has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kandhal is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhal covers 62.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhal is Harsar Dehri, about 12 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 Kandhal.

Kandhal 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.

Kandhal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 6.9 km away. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Harsar Dehri 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 Anoh (under 2 km), Banohali (under 2 km) and Barun (under 2 km).

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

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