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About Kandar Village

Kandar is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 98 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172115
Area (hectares) 646.42 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 98
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandar compares

By the 2011 count Kandar is the 43rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 646.42 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kandar

Kandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandar as Available within 5 - 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 Kandar from other places

Kandar lies about 26 km from Kinnaur. 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 Kandar
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 26 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 95 km

Villages closest to Kandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandar village had a population of 186. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Kandar village has 98 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kandar is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandar covers 646.42 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.

Kandar falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kandar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandar.

Kandar is about 26 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandar is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 26 km away. Kinnaur is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yotrang (3.0 km), Joktaring (3.3 km) and Shango (4.1 km).

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

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