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About Kadana Village

Kadana is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 153 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 82.07 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 153
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kadana compares

By the 2011 count Kadana is the 167th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 82.07 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kadana

Kadana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kadana as Available within village. 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 Kadana from other places

Kadana lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 2.8 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 Kadana
Nearest railway station Bharmar 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 15 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Kadana

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 Kadana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadana village had a population of 322. That makes it the 167th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kadana village has 153 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadana has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Kadana covers 82.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kadana is Bharmar, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kadana.

Kadana is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadana is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 2.8 km away. Nurpur is about 15 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandor (under 2 km), Sakoh (under 2 km) and Beh Kangar (under 2 km).

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

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