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About Kandha Village

Kandha is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 64 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, 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 Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 65.87 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 64
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 65.87 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kandha

Kandha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandha as Available within 10+ 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 Kandha from other places

Kandha lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Kandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 137. That makes it the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Kandha village has 64 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandha has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kandha is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandha covers 65.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandha is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandha.

Kandha is about 27 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 Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thara (under 2 km), Reserve Jangal Tihri (under 2 km) and Tihri (under 2 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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