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About Kandharal Village

Kandharal is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 136 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandharal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 32.03 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 136
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandharal compares

By the 2011 count Kandharal is the 230th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 32.03 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kandharal

Kandharal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kandharal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandharal from other places

Kandharal lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about under 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 Kandharal
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Kandharal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandharal village had a population of 271. That makes it the 230th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kandharal village has 136 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandharal has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kandharal is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandharal covers 32.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandharal falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandharal is Panchrukhi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kandharal.

Kandharal is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandharal is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.1 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barohal (under 2 km), Parnoh (under 2 km) and Saliana (under 2 km).

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

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