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About Kandor Village

Kandor is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,939, made up of 944 males and 995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 163.6 hectares
Population 1,939
Male Population 944
Female Population 995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandor compares

By the 2011 count Kandor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 163.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kandor

Kandor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandor from other places

Kandor 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 Kandor
Nearest railway station Bharmar 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 16 km
Nearest town Mamun 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Kandor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandor village had a population of 1,939. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kandor village has 944 males and 995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandor has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kandor is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandor covers 163.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandor falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandor is Bharmar, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kandor.

Kandor 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.

Kandor is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 2.2 km away. Nurpur is about 16 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 Kadana (under 2 km), Beh Kangar (1.5 km) and Sakoh (2.2 km).

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

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