About Kandha Village

Kandha is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 413 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, 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	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175106
Area (hectares)	286.67 hectares
Population	789
Male Population	413
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandha compares

By the 2011 count Kandha is the 9th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 286.67 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kandha

Kandha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 47 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
District headquarters	Mandi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	21 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	47 km

Villages closest to Kandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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.

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Common questions about Kandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandha village had a population of 789. That makes it the 9th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Kandha village has 413 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandha has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kandha is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandha covers 286.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandha falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandha is Buffer Stop, about 47 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kandha.

Kandha is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandha is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Bali Chowki is about 21 km away. Buffer Stop is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.